# Incident 20130824015609I: Pitts Aerobatics S-2B, Mcgregor, TX, August 24, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mcgregor, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4203° N, 97.4253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGregor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4203&lon=-97.4253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260PW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Aerobatics S-2B (registry code 7220450, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS AEROBATICS S-2B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 700 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130824015609I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI, AIRCRAFT PULLED RIGHT AND DEPARTED RUNWAY (RIGHT SIDE).  BRAKE AND RUDDER INPUT BY PILOT IN COMMAND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO TRACK LEFT, DIAGONALLY CROSSING RUNWAY.  AFTER LEAVING RUNWAY 17 TO THE EAST (LEFT SIDE), RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.  AIRCRAFT NOSED FORWARD AND CAME TO REST.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND LOWER RIGHT WING.  OPERATOR HAD NO INTENT FOR FLIGHT; ONLY TAXI FAMILARIZATION.

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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