20100313031949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Frederickso PITTS S-2E · Okeechobbee, FL · March 13, 2010

Date
March 13, 2010 · 16:45 local
Place
Okeechobbee, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N17CF
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA182
Reported as
Frederickso Pitts S-2E
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
6,600 total200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot states that while landing, the aircraft was affected by strong, unexpected cross wind and this caused damage to the aicraft upon crashing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES THAT WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS AFFECTED BY STRONG, UNEXPECTED CROSS WIND AND THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AICRAFT UPON CRASHING.

NTSB investigation

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