# Accident 20091009020019A: Amtr PITTSSPECIAL, Alamosa, CO, October 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2009, 10:10 local time
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Airport: San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4342° N, 105.8597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4342&lon=-105.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59JT-2014-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Franklin PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (registry code 7220736, https://openairdocs.org/model/franklin-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSSPECIAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,047 total, 90 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091009020019A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 9, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1010 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SINGLE ENGINE PITTS SPECIAL S-1, N59JT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND.  THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING A FULL CONTROL STICK FORWARD PROCEDURE TAKEOFF.  WHEN THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY SWERVED TO THE LEFT AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND IT DAMAGED THE LEFT WING AND SPAR.  THE PILOT MANAGED TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT AND REDUCE THE POWER TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.  WHEN HE REDUCED THE POWER THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME UP AND THE PROPELLER SLIGHTLY HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN10CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA020), Oct 9, 2009: Franklin Pitts Special S-1 (N59JT), Alamosa, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control on takeoff.

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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