What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) An airline transport pilot and his passenger were returning to the Skagit Regional Airport from a personal part 91 flight in the pilots pitts model 12 aircraft, when the pilot of the pitts landed on top of a Cessna 172 aircraft conducting a part 135 on-demand charter. The pitts flipped inverted and came to rest in front of the Cessna. The Cessna sustained substantial damage to the left wing and nose which came in contract with the runway surface. The pilot of pitts stated he made all radio calls but heard no response from any aircraft in the traffic pattern.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE RETURNING TO THE SKAGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT FROM A PERSONAL PART 91 FLIGHT IN THE PILOTS PITTS MODEL 12 AIRCRAFT, WHEN THE PILOT OF THE PITTS LANDED ON TOP OF A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT CONDUCTING A PART 135 ON-DEMAND CHARTER. THE PITTS FLIPPED INVERTED AND CAME TO REST IN FRONT OF THE CESSNA. THE CESSNA SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND NOSE WHICH CAME IN CONTRACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT OF PITTS STATED HE MADE ALL RADIO CALLS BUT HEARD NO RESPONSE FROM ANY AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.