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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Perner/Pitts S1S · Simsbury, CT · May 24, 2014

Date
May 24, 2014 · 20:26 local
Place
Simsbury, CT
Airport
Simsbury
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N88WS
Reported as
Perner/Pitts S1S
Reported engine
Lycoming 0360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,441 total180 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During touchdown on runway 3 at 4B9 there was a slight bounce onto the main gear. The pilot lost directional control and veered to the right and off the runway. The left main wheel sank into the soft dirt which caused the aircraft to flip and end up inverted on the grass.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 3 AT 4B9 THERE WAS A SLIGHT BOUNCE ONTO THE MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL SANK INTO THE SOFT DIRT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP AND END UP INVERTED ON THE GRASS.