# Incident 20150401003639I: Young David E PITTS S1-C, Burlington, NC, April 1, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2015, 17:50 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Airport: Burlington-Alamance Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0497° N, 79.4730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BURLINGTON/ALAMANCE RGNL (BUY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0497&lon=-79.4730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25YD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25YD-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Young David E PITTS S1-C (registry code 05615QC, https://openairdocs.org/model/young-david-e-pitts-s1-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YOUNG DAVID E PITTS S1-C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,811 total, 165 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150401003639I

## Narrative

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

UPON ROLLOUT WHILE STILL ON RUNWAY, TAIL WHEEL FITTING ATTACH BOLT SHEARED ALLOWING TAIL WHEEL TO ROTATE APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SUPPORT TUBING FAILED ALLOWING THE GEAR TO FOLD ABOUT 90 DEGREES UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THIS RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ALONG THE RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY 06.

## Other reports on N25YD (1)

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

- [Accident 20171020020932A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171020020932A), Oct 20, 2017: Young David E PITTS S1-C (N25YD), Farmville, VA, Substantial damage. The accident involved two experimental aircraft, N25YD (pitts S1-C) and N27KJ (staudacher S-600F). The pilot of N25YD had just completed his practice session…

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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