# Incident 20101122053279I: Way Norman PITTS S1, Modesto, CA, November 22, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27NC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27NC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Way Norman Robert PITTS S1 (registry code 72206CZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/way-norman-robert-pitts-s1) (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: WAY NORMAN PITTS S1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,709 total, 700 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101122053279I

## Narrative

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

ON 11-22-2010 AT 3 PM LOCAL TIME A PITTS SI, N27NC, TAIL-WHEELED AIRCRAFT  WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 10R VIA TAXIWAY BRAVO.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED  FROM THE FUEL PIT TO THE CLOSED ENTRY POINT FOR RUNWAY 10R  , WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A SINGLE AIRPORT SIGN ( 2FT X1FT) THAT WAS LOCATED ON A FRANGIBLE MOUNT AT THE CENTER OF THE CLOSED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY BRAVO, INSTEAD IT MADE A LEFT TURN COLLIDING WITH THE CLOSURE SIGN.   IN ADDITION TO THE PROPELLER, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HOUSING AND TAIL WHEEL RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.NOTE: FOR THE PAST 8  MONTHS, CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN DONE TO TAXIWAY B. THIS INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TAXIWAY TO ACCESS THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 10 R.  HOWEVER OTHER THAN REMOVAL OF THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE PAST THE NEW TAXIWAY ENTRY TO RUNWAY 10 R, THE ONLY OTHER INDICATION OF THE CLOSURE IS A SINGLE SIGN  THAT IS LOCATED  ON THE CENTERLINE 445 FT PAST THE NEW TAXIWAY JUNCTION. AT THE TAXIWAY BRAVO JUNCTION THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT BEYOND THIS JUNCTION THE OLD TAXIWAY IS CLOSED.

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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