# Incident 20140713012419I: Pilkenton Robin PITTS SPECIAL S1S, Lafayette, LA, July 13, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2014, 17:20 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2053° N, 91.9876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2053&lon=-91.9876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N360PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilkenton Robin PITTS SPECIAL S1S (registry code 05625WA, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilkenton-robin-pitts-special-s1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILKENTON ROBIN PITTS SPECIAL S1S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,706 total, 550 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140713012419I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED, UPON LANDING HE HEARD A GRINDING SOUND FROM THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT, WHICH TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO ITS LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT HAND WING TIP AND LEFT OUTER WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE CONTACT FORCED THE AIRCRAFT BACK LEVEL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. WHILE EXITING THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT AS WELL. THE PILOT REPORTED FINDING WHAT APPEARED TO BE GROUND UP ROCKS EMBEDDED IN THE RIGHT HAND BRAKE ASSEMBLY.

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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