# Incident 20130228003699I: Aerotek PITTS S-1T, Punta Gorda, FL, February 28, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2013, 12:15 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53CG-2014-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-1T (registry code 0110303, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-1t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROTEK PITTS S-1T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130228003699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND HAS LESS THAN 3 FLIGHT HOURS.  HE WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE AFTER TOUCH DOWN.  AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED RIGHT AND EXITED THE ACTIVE.  LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT HAS 200 HOURS OF TAIL WHEEL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N53CG (1)

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

- [Accident 20131019021879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131019021879A), Oct 19, 2013: Aerotek PITTS S-1T (N53CG), Punta Gorda, FL, Substantial damage. On October 19, 2013, at approximately 1153 EDT, an Aerotek pitts S1-T, N53CG, serial no. 1007, veered off the runway during roll-out, flipped upside down after…

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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