# Incident 20110309003249I: Kucki Nick PITTS S-1S, Pacoima, CA, March 9, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2011, 11:29 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 118.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITEMAN (WHP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-118.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39XP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39XP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kucki Nick J PITTS S-1S (registry code 72206BM, https://openairdocs.org/model/kucki-nick-j-pitts-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KUCKI NICK PITTS S-1S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110309003249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING SLIGHT TAIL-WIND (LANDING)

## Other reports on N39XP (1)

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

- [Accident 19861221077279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861221077279A), Dec 21, 1986: Child S1SPITTS (N39XP), Warsaw, IN, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway during landing. Pilot reported difficulty keeping feet off brakes.

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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