# Accident 20030927030449A: Aviat PITTSS1S, Duncannon, PA, September 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Duncannon, PA
- Airport: Chestnut Hill Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3967° N, 77.0742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3967&lon=-77.0742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N465JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N465JW-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells Jerome PITTS S1S (registry code 05610H8, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-jerome-pitts-s1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS1S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 765 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030927030449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT LANDED IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND AND LOST CONTROL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC03CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA209), Sep 27, 2003: Wells Pitts S1S (N465JW), Duncannon, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Factors were the gusting cross winds.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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