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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Christen Industries PITTS S-2B · Pocahontas, AR · February 26, 2016

Date: February 26, 2016 · 12:15 local
Place: Pocahontas, AR
Airport: Pocahontas Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6038S
Reported as: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 935 total14 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N6038SRegistered now · Christen Industries PITTS S-2BS/N 5143 · Built 1988 Airframe modelChristen Industries PITTS S-2B Engine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On February 26, 2016 at 1215 CST, N6038S, a pitts S2B, registered to the operator of the aircraft, experienced a hard landing at the Pocahontas, AR (M70) airport. The aircraft incurred minor damage and the commercially rated PIC and sole occupant did not sustain any injuries. The aircraft was operated under 14 CFR part 91 on a cross-country flight from Alabama to Nebraska. VMC conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 26, 2016 AT 1215 CST, N6038S, A PITTS S2B, REGISTERED TO THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT THE POCAHONTAS, AR (M70) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PIC AND SOLE OCCUPANT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM ALABAMA TO NEBRASKA. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.