# Accident 20110820020639A: Pitts SPECIAL, Bessemer, AL, August 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2011, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3075° N, 86.9222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3075&lon=-86.9222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2997G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2997G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts SPECIAL (registry code 72202KL, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-320 series (registry code 41500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-320 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 990 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA477) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110820020639A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 20, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 HRS LOCAL A PITTS SPECIAL AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 05 AT BESSEMER, AL (KEKY). ON ROLLOUT FROM LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY STRIKING THE A2 TAXIWAY SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LOWER WING SPAR, CRACKED LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL COVER, POPPED FASTENERS AT THE LEFT LOWER WING TO BODY FAIRING AND DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLER TIPS. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA11CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA477), Aug 20, 2011: Pitts Special (N2997G), Bessemer, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N2997G (1)

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

- [Accident 19941005033359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941005033359A), Oct 5, 1994: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N2997G), Plant City, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in crosswind ran off runway. Nosed over in soft terrain.

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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