# Accident 20060605013029A: Aviat PITTSS2B, Darmstadt, IN, June 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2006, 19:15 local time
- Place: Darmstadt, IN
- Airport: J & S Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1200° N, 87.6569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1200&lon=-87.6569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55H-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 856 total, 30 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060605013029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/05/2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 CST, WHILE LANDING AT 12IN (GRASS STRIP) TO THE WEST IN DRY RUNWAY CONDITIONS, NO WIND AND 2 PEOPLE ONBOARD, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN AND LOST CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED INVERTED ON THE WHEAT FIELD ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES REPORTED TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 CHI06LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA150), Jun 6, 2006: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N55H), Darmstadt, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and an on-ground collision with terrain.

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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