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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr PITTSSPECS1 · Byron, CA · February 10, 2006

Date: February 10, 2006 · 16:10 local
Place: Byron, CA
Airport: Byron Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N55DP
Reported as: Amtr PITTSSPECS1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 570 total20 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N55DPRegistered now · Pearson PITTS SPECIAL S-1S/N DP-3 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPearson PITTS SPECIAL S-1 Engine modelLycoming O-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) 1610 PST, a pitts special S-1 was landing at Byron Airport, C83, on runway 30. The aircraft ground looped after touchdown. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the sole occupant. The pilot stated that he was holding the aircraft heading straight down the center of the runway when at approximately 20 KTS, the tail wheel touched down and the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft veered off to the right, departing the runway. Damage to the aircraft was limited to a puncture in the lower surface of the left wing. Pilot stated that winds were calm, no crosswind.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 1610 PST, A PITTS SPECIAL S-1 WAS LANDING AT BYRON AIRPORT, C83, ON RUNWAY 30. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS HOLDING THE AIRCRAFT HEADING STRAIGHT DOWN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 KTS, THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO A PUNCTURE IN THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE LEFT WING. PILOT STATED THAT WINDS WERE CALM, NO CROSSWIND.