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FAA incident report · Aviat PITTS S-2B · Redmond, OR · April 27, 2006

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Date
April 27, 2006 · 16:58 local
Place
Redmond, OR
Airport
Roberts Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N62PS
Reported as
Aviat PITTSS2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N62PSRegistered now · Aviat PITTS S-2BS/N 5291 · Built 1993Airframe modelAviat PITTS S-2BEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot discussed winds with the tower and was concerned as all four wind socks disagreed. The ASOS favored runway 4. Runway 4'S windsock did indicate a right crosswind. As the plane touched down and the pilot was moving her feet from the pedals up to the toe brakes, she inadvertently touched the right brake and the plane veered to the right, her left foot missed the left brake initially and by the time both feet were on the brakes, the airplane was too close to the edge of the runway to attempt a correction. The pilot did use brakes while still on the runway and while departing the runway to the barren dirt on the side. The left wheel dug into the dirt and the aircraft came to rest inverted. Minor damage to both prop blades, left wheel fairing, and lower left wingtip, further nicks and scrapes to the upper left wingtip, vertical fin and rudder. A minor scratch to the canopy. Official wind at the airport comes from ASOS and the ASOS is located by the approach end of runway 22, no accurate wind indications are available to the ATCT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DISCUSSED WINDS WITH THE TOWER AND WAS CONCERNED AS ALL FOUR WIND SOCKS DISAGREED. THE ASOS FAVORED RUNWAY 4. RUNWAY 4'S WINDSOCK DID INDICATE A RIGHT CROSSWIND. AS THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND THE PILOT WAS MOVING HER FEET FROM THE PEDALS UP TO THE TOE BRAKES, SHE INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED THE RIGHT BRAKE AND THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, HER LEFT FOOT MISSED THE LEFT BRAKE INITIALLY AND BY THE TIME BOTH FEET WERE ON THE BRAKES, THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY TO ATTEMPT A CORRECTION. THE PILOT DID USE BRAKES WHILE STILL ON THE RUNWAY AND WHILE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE BARREN DIRT ON THE SIDE. THE LEFT WHEEL DUG INTO THE DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH PROP BLADES, LEFT WHEEL FAIRING, AND LOWER LEFT WINGTIP, FURTHER NICKS AND SCRAPES TO THE UPPER LEFT WINGTIP, VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER. A MINOR SCRATCH TO THE CANOPY. OFFICIAL WIND AT THE AIRPORT COMES FROM ASOS AND THE ASOS IS LOCATED BY THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 22, NO ACCURATE WIND INDICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE ATCT.