# Accident 20160714010949A: Sorensen Danny PITTS S1-S, Somerville, TN, July 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2016, 17:30 local time
- Place: Somerville, TN
- Airport: Fayetteville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2078° N, 89.3944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2078&lon=-89.3944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4714H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4714H-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sorensen Danny PITTS S1-S (registry code 72206AZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/sorensen-danny-pitts-s1-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SORENSEN DANNY PITTS S1-S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 100 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160714010949A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 LOCAL TIME,  AIRCRAFT N4714H AN EXPERIMENTAL/AMATEUR-BUILT PITTS S1-S LANDED ON RUNWAY 1 AT FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT(KFYE).  THE PILOT IN CHARGE (PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED UPON A NORMAL LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED A LITTLE; HE TAPPED ON THE RUDDER PEDAL TO CORRECT THE SWERVE. AFTER CORRECTING THE INITIAL SWERVE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH.  THE PIC WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ALIGNED ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE HARD SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO THE GRASS. THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED UP.   THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 6-8 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY.  THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT THE GROUND, THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AFT SPAR WAS CRACKED.  THE FRONT SPAR  SEPARATED AT ONE OF THE RIBS. THE PROP SUFFERED SOME DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA16LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA260), Jul 15, 2016: Sorensen Danny Pitts S1 S (N4714H), Somerville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left landing gear leg due to fatigue, which resulted in a ground loop during landing. Contributing to the accident was the airplane builder's installation of a custom-built landing…

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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