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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lacey James A PITTS S1S · Abingdon, VA · March 9, 2013

Date
March 9, 2013 · 12:00 local
Place
Abingdon, VA
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N310L
Reported as
Lacey James A Pitts S1S
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,020 total1 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot had just recently purchased airplane. Had recieved instruction in the 2 seat version of the pitts prior to incident. Incident occured on the pilots first flight in N310L (a single seat pitts). During landing rollout, the N310L departed the right side of the runway at vji and continued through the grass. The right wheel struck a concrete block prior to stopping. The right geat strut collapsed and the propeller struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRPLANE. HAD RECIEVED INSTRUCTION IN THE 2 SEAT VERSION OF THE PITTS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. INCIDENT OCCURED ON THE PILOTS FIRST FLIGHT IN N310L (A SINGLE SEAT PITTS). DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE N310L DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT VJI AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE GRASS. THE RIGHT WHEEL STRUCK A CONCRETE BLOCK PRIOR TO STOPPING. THE RIGHT GEAT STRUT COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.