# Incident 20160502003489I: Pitts Special S-1C, Kenosha, WI, May 2, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2016, 11:58 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5875° N, 87.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenosha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5875&lon=-87.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6431, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitts Special S-1C (registry code 72202SL, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPECIAL S-1C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 210 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160502003489I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 2, 2016 AT 1158 CDT A PITTS SPECIAL S-1C, N6431, HAD A LANDING THAT RESULTED IN A RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE AT KENOSHA REGIONAL AIRPORT, KENOSHA, WI.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR PERSONAL USE UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KENOSHA REGIONAL AIRPORT AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

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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