# Accident 20081213853749A: Amtr PITTSMODEL12, Weirsdale, FL, December 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2008, 07:45 local time
- Place: Weirsdale, FL
- Airport: Hobby Hill
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9756° N, 81.9186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9756&lon=-81.9186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212DK-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richard M Krause PITTS MODEL-12 (registry code 05612YO, https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-m-krause-pitts-model-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSMODEL12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 120 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081213853749A

## Narrative

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

N212DK, A PITTS MODEL 12 DEPARTED KVDF ON A DAY VFR FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA.  ON FINAL STOP LANDING, AIRCRAFT MADE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN WITH A HARD BOUNCE.  PRIOR TO SECOND AND FINAL TOUCHDOWN, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED WITH THE CROSSWIND TO THE LEFT OF THE GRASS LANDING STRIP STRIKING A FENCE POST.  AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AND CARTWHEELED UNTIL IT CAME TO REST INVERTED.  PILOT NOTIFIED OWNER OF THE AIRPORT VIA CELL PHONE TO ASSIST HIM FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA09CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA091), Dec 13, 2008: Kimball Enterprises Pitts Model-12 (N212DK), Weirdales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.

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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