# Accident 20160917025059A: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, Stead, NV, September 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2016, 11:20 local time
- Place: Stead, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6681° N, 119.8764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6681&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 0110301, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROTEK PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA500) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160917025059A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES N91JW HAD COMPLETED THE RACE EVENT AN DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AIRMEN MADE INPROPER INPUTS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE.

AIRMEN WAS UNINJURED

## 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 GAA16CA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA500), Sep 17, 2016: Aerotek Pitts Special (N91JW), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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