20090524011839A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Pittsspecial · Beaver Falls, PA · May 24, 2009

Date: May 24, 2009 · 16:45 local
Place: Beaver Falls, PA
Airport: Beaver County
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N55MF
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09CA307
Reported as: Amtr Pittsspecial
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 30,900 total5 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N55MFRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1SS/N KA-102 Airframe modelAerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) PIC was conducting a flight after a condition inspection and installation of a new prop. During the landing, the PIC lost control of the aircraft, tipped up on the right main, and rolled forward on the right wing tip. The prop struck the ground several times, then the aircraft exited the runway at about a 70 degree angle, impacted the turf and flipped over. The pilot exited the aircraft under his own power and received only a small scratch on his face and forehead. Fire and EMS were called by the kbvi air traffic control tower personnel. The right landing gear bent inboard, right inner wheel fairing broken, right lower wing tip damaged, right lower wing spar broken 2.5 feet inboard of wing tip, right upper wing damaged and spar broken just outboard of cabane strut, left lower wing tip damaged, left lower wing spar damaged 3 feet inboard of wing tip, left upper wing spar damaged at cabane strut. Top 3 inches of vertical stabilizer crushed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT AFTER A CONDITION INSPECTION AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW PROP. DURING THE LANDING, THE PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, TIPPED UP ON THE RIGHT MAIN, AND ROLLED FORWARD ON THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES, THEN THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT A 70 DEGREE ANGLE, IMPACTED THE TURF AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER AND RECEIVED ONLY A SMALL SCRATCH ON HIS FACE AND FOREHEAD. FIRE AND EMS WERE CALLED BY THE KBVI AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BENT INBOARD, RIGHT INNER WHEEL FAIRING BROKEN, RIGHT LOWER WING TIP DAMAGED, RIGHT LOWER WING SPAR BROKEN 2.5 FEET INBOARD OF WING TIP, RIGHT UPPER WING DAMAGED AND SPAR BROKEN JUST OUTBOARD OF CABANE STRUT, LEFT LOWER WING TIP DAMAGED, LEFT LOWER WING SPAR DAMAGED 3 FEET INBOARD OF WING TIP, LEFT UPPER WING SPAR DAMAGED AT CABANE STRUT. TOP 3 INCHES OF VERTICAL STABILIZER CRUSHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09CA307Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeaver Falls, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout.May 24, 2009 · Substantial damage