# Incident 20140524006909I: Perner/Pitts S1S, Simsbury, CT, May 24, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2014, 20:26 local time
- Place: Simsbury, CT
- Airport: Simsbury
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9162° N, 72.7769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIMSBURY (4B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9162&lon=-72.7769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88WS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perner/Pitts S1S (registry code 72202K7, https://openairdocs.org/model/perner-pitts-s1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PERNER/PITTS S1S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,441 total, 180 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140524006909I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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