# Accident 20070819016319A: Aviat PITTSS2B, Springfield, TN, August 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, TN
- Airport: Holenthawall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6133° N, 86.8103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6133&lon=-86.8103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N487J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487J-2020-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210006, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT PITTSS2B
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 850 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070819016319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING ROLLOUT TO A GRASS LANDING STRIP PILOT ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN AND STRONG RIGHT CROSS WIND. CORRECTIVE ACTION DID NOT HOLD AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY AND IT LEFT THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT. AFTER LEAVING RUNWAY IN PLOWED FIELD AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DITCH AND STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT. THE LANDING GEAR SHEARED AND THE LEFT LOWER WING BROKE OFF. THE RIGHT LOWER WING CONTACTED A CULVERT AND WAS DAMAGED. THE ENGINE SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND OBSERVED SUDDEN GUST OF WIND FROM THE EAST (RIGHT) STRIKE THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLL OUT.

## 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 NYC07CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA198), Aug 19, 2007: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N487J), Springfield, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing.

## Other reports on N487J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20200410005929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200410005929A), Apr 10, 2020: Christen Industries Inc PITTS S-2B (N487J), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] PIC of N487J departed 2TE2 with one passenger on board. N487J experience loss of engine power at approximately 2,000 feet MSL. [privacy…

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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