# Accident 20160529005579A: Oas Harry PITTS S1C, Carlsbad, NM, May 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2016, 12:20 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3375° N, 104.2633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3375&lon=-104.2633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oas Harry PITTS S1C (registry code 72202SY, https://openairdocs.org/model/oas-harry-pitts-s1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OAS HARRY PITTS S1C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 5 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160529005579A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 29, 2016, AT 1115 CDT, APPROXIMATELY, A PITTS S1C BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N95R, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, LANDED ON RUNWAY 14L AT THE CARLSBAD CAVERN CITY NEW MEXICO AIRPORT (KCNM).  THE PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LOWER WING, PROPELLER, SPINNER, AND LEFT MAIN GEAR.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS DELIVERING THE AIRPLANE TO CALIFORNIA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BIG SPRING, TEXAS ON MAY 29, 2016 AT 10:35 APPROXIMATELY.

## 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 CEN16LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA202), May 29, 2016: Harry Oas Pitts S1C (N95R), Carlsbad, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in crosswind conditions.

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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