# Accident 20101029051321A: Aviat Inc PITTS S-2B, Hilton Head Isl, SC, October 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2010, 14:15 local time
- Place: Hilton Head Isl, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2244° N, 80.6969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2244&lon=-80.6969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8ZT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8ZT-2025-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT INC PITTS S-2B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO 540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 42 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101029051321A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 29, 2010 AT 14:15 HOURS LOCAL THE PILOT OF N8ZT WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTION BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 03.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND TAXI SURFACE WAS DRY.  N8ZT IS A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT AND WAS OBSERVED AT LEAST ONCE TAXIING WITH TURNS FOR A FRONTAL VIEW SCAN.  DURING A LEFT TAXIING TURN NEAR THE HOLD SHORT LINE WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH A CIRRUS AIRCRAFT, N876CP THAT WAS STATIONARY AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND CONDUCTING A ENGINE RUNUP.  THE CIRRUS AIRCRAFT WAS BEEN GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE N8ZT.  THE PILOT OF N8ZT STATED THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES AT THE TIME AND HE COULD NOT SEE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE.  THE PILOT OF N8ZT ALSO STATED HE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES OR THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE CIRRUS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING TO THE WING SPAR.

## 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 ERA11LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA043), Oct 29, 2010: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N8ZT), Hilton Head Island, SC, minor damage. Probable cause: The Pitts pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from the Cirrus airplane.

## Other reports on N8ZT (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250130000669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250130000669A), Jan 30, 2025: Aviat Inc PITTS S-2B (N8ZT), Vero Beach, FL, Destroyed. On 1/30/2025, at approximately 10:31 am (EST), the accident aircraft was inbound to vrb airport. The pilot was cleared for a straight in 7 mile approach to…
- [Incident 20010502008799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010502008799I), May 2, 2001: Aviat PITTSS2B (N8ZT), Bridgeport, CT, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot stated that he was flying N8ZT from the front seat(where the visibility is more limited than the back seat) and touched down on the left wheel…

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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