# Accident 20131019021879A: Aerotek PITTS S-1T, Punta Gorda, FL, October 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2013, 11:53 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Punta Gorda Charlotte
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9189° N, 81.9908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9189&lon=-81.9908&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, 14 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131019021879A

## Narrative

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

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 THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND CAME TO REST ON A GRASSY STRIP JUST NORTH OF TAXIWAY CHARLIE AT THE PUNTA GORDA CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT (KPGD).

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA14LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA005), Oct 19, 2013: Aerotek Pitts S 1T (N53CG), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the airplane with known ergonomic restrictions due to his size.

## Other reports on N53CG (1)

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

- [Incident 20130228003699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130228003699I), Feb 28, 2013: Aerotek PITTS S-1T (N53CG), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. 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…

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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