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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Clevenger Jimmie B PITTS S-1S · Wellington, KS · October 23, 2013

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Date: October 23, 2013 · 12:30 local
Place: Wellington, KS
Airport: Wellington Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N67JC
Reported as: Clevenger Jimmie B Pitts S-1S
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N67JCRegistered now · Clevenger Jimmie B PITTS S-1SS/N 101 · Built 1979 Airframe modelClevenger Jimmie B PITTS S-1S Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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After flying for about 30 minutes, the pilot approached for landing. On short final the engine lost power. The pilot set the aircraft down on airport property on a slight up angled incline. The right aileron spade was broken off, the landing gear was broken and spread out by the impact and the propeller blades were bent in a slow curve toward the back. The aft wooden spar on the right wing was cracked in two places just above the mounting for the aileron spade.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER FLYING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE PILOT APPROACHED FOR LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON AIRPORT PROPERTY ON A SLIGHT UP ANGLED INCLINE. THE RIGHT AILERON SPADE WAS BROKEN OFF, THE LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN AND SPREAD OUT BY THE IMPACT AND THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT IN A SLOW CURVE TOWARD THE BACK. THE AFT WOODEN SPAR ON THE RIGHT WING WAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES JUST ABOVE THE MOUNTING FOR THE AILERON SPADE.