# Accident 20040613028429A: Aviat PITTSS2B, Hamilton, OH, June 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2004, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton, OH
- Airport: Hamilton Fairfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3636° N, 84.5219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3636&lon=-84.5219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N963CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N963CB-2006-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS2B
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 18 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040613028429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD BEEN PERFORMING SUSTAINED INVERTED FLIGHT. RIGHT BRAKE FAILED UPON LANDING CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE RUNWAY AND HIT A RUNWAY MARKER. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT HAND BRAKE HAD AIR IN THE LINE. BRAKE FLUID HAD DRAINED BACK INTO RESERVOIR DURING INVERTED FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC04LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA140), Jun 13, 2004: Aviat Pitts S2B (N963CB), Hamilton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after experiencing a brake system malfunction during landing. Factors related to the accident were the malfunction of a landing gear brake as…

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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