# Accident 20040723029809A: Aviat PITTSS1S, New Bern, NC, July 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2004, 15:37 local time
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Airport: Craven County Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0731° N, 77.0431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0731&lon=-77.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60D-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Long Dennis L PITTS SPECIAL S1S (registry code 72206BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/long-dennis-l-pitts-special-s1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS1S
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040723029809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS SHOOTING PRACTICE LANDINGS WITH THE WIND 180/10KTS. THE TOWER OFFERED RWY 13. THE PILOT REQUESTED RWY 22. AFTER LANDING LONG AND CORRECTING FOR GUSTS THE A/C DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND BUT THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE 2000FT REMAINING SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND WENT UP ON ITS NOSE. THIS DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING, COWL, FLYING BRIDGE BETWEEN THE WINGS, THE PROP AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE A/C WAS LATER MOVED TO A HANGER AT THE AIRPORT. THE OWNER/PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE. HE DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECTED EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS.

## 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 ATL04LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA161), Jul 23, 2004: Long Pitts Special S1S (N60D), New Bern, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing, which resulted in an on-ground collision with an airport sign. A factor was…

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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