# Accident 20090524011839A: Amtr PITTSSPECIAL, Beaver Falls, PA, May 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2009, 16:45 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7722° N, 80.3914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7722&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55MF-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 0110301, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSSPECIAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,900 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090524011839A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ERA09CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA307), May 24, 2009: Aerotek Pitts Spec (N55MF), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout.

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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