# Accident 20140126000919A: Aviat Aircraft Inc S-2C, Roseburg, OR, January 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2014, 16:30 local time
- Place: Roseburg, OR
- Airport: Roseburg Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2389° N, 123.3558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2389&lon=-123.3558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102ZT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102ZT-2018-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat S-2C (registry code 8130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-s-2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC S-2C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,300 total, 328 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140126000919A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN HIS TURN FOR FINAL FOR RUNWAY 35 (WHILE KEEPING VISUAL WITH RUNWAY) THE PIC ADJUSTED HIS TURN TO AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT IN PATTERN YET FAILED TO NOTICE TREE JUST OFF THE SOUTH WEST END OF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TOP 5 FEET OF THE TREE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UPPER AND LOWER LEFT WING OF HIS AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR14LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA114), Jan 26, 2014: Pitts S2C (N102ZT), Roseburg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of orientation while scanning for airport traffic during the turn from the base to final legs of the traffic pattern, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from a tree.

## Other reports on N102ZT (1)

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

- [Incident 20040524023039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040524023039I), May 24, 2004: Ayres S2C (N102ZT), Pottsville, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) On final approach during flare the pilot added power thus raising the nose and obscuring his view of the runway. The aircraft drifted to the right. The…

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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