# Incident 20130619010302I: Aerotek Inc PITTS S-2B, Cleveland, GA, June 19, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2013, 17:45 local time
- Place: Cleveland, GA
- Airport: Mountain Air Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5569° N, 83.7081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5569&lon=-83.7081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5314Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROTEK INC PITTS S-2B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 10 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130619010302I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT OF N5314Y WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN A NEWLY ACQUIRED PITTS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY RECEIVING CRITIQUES FROM ANOTHER PILOT ON THE GROUND. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 7 LANDINGS AND TAXI BACKS IS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE NEVER SAW THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, N2552V, PRIOR TO CONTACT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT CARRYING ANY PASSENGERS AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE PITTS SUSTAINED PROPELLER DAMAGE, AND THE ENGINE WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE.  NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE PITTS.

THE OTHER AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WAS A CE-170, N2552V, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO MADE CALLS ON UNICOM AS HE TAXIED OUT TO THE RUNWAY.  N2552V WAS CONDUCTING A PREFLIGHT CHECK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HE SAW THE PITTS, N5314Y, TAXING PRIOR TO CONTACT, AND WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CARRYING ONE PASSENGER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NEITHER PERSON ONBOARD SUFFERED ANY INJURIES. THE CESSNA SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP AND AILERON. THE DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA CLASSIFIED THE EVENT AS AN ACCIDENT.

LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION- 06-01-2013 AT 1283.4 TACH. AD'S CURRENT, 91.413 C/W 03/06/2012 ELT BATTERY DUE 05/14

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2552V, Cessna 170: [Accident 20130619009912A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130619009912A)

## 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 ERA13LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA299), Jun 19, 2013: Aerotek Pitts S-2B (N5314Y), Cleveland, GA, minor damage. Probable cause: The taxiing pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in his airplane's collision with a stopped airplane.

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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