# Accident 20050501008479A: Aviat PITTSS2A, Tracy, CA, May 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2005, 12:35 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6889° N, 121.4417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6889&lon=-121.4417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5300V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5300V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,576 total, 25 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050501008479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING AT TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT OFF OF RUNWAY CENTER LINE. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT DRIFT. LEFT WING CONTACTED RUNWAY SURFACE RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT LOSS OF CONTROL. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PROP STRIKE AND BECAME INVERTED FACING 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF ORIGINAL TRAVEL. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MINOR FACIAL INJURY POST CRASH DURING AIRCRAFT EXIT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE APPEARED MINOR FROM OBSERVED PHOTOS AND WITNESS DESCRIPTIONS.

## 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 LAX05CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA153), May 1, 2005: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N5300V), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop and nose over.

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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