# Accident 20150513006322A: Aviat Inc PITTS S-2B, Tullahoma, TN, May 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2015, 19:15 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Tullahoma Regional Airport/Wm Norther
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3747° N, 86.2411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3747&lon=-86.2411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N110PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat PITTS S-2B (registry code 2210308, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT INC PITTS S-2B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150513006322A

## Narrative

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

ON A VFR DAY TWO AIRCRAFT; N110PS A PITTS S-2B AND N675GM A V STAR EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT DURING LANDING PHASE.

THE PITTS AIRCRAFT LANDED ON TOP OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TOGETHER DIRECTLY IN BETWEEN THE MARKINGS OF RUNWAY (36), IF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ON THE GROUND, IT WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO TOUCHDOWN.

BOTH AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT OF THE EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES.

A VIDEO OF THE ENTIRE EVENT WAS REVIEWED THROUGHLY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N675GM, Meuer Gary D V STAR: [Accident 20150513006312A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150513006312A)

## 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 ERA15LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA210), May 14, 2015: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N110PS), Tullahoma, TN, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in his airplane landing on top of the other airplane.

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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