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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blessing/Hodo PITTS S1-C · North Kingstown, RI · September 21, 2019

Date: September 21, 2019 · 15:00 local
Place: North Kingstown, RI
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N21BW
Reported as: Blessing/Hodo Pitts S1-C
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total12 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N21BWRegistered now · Blessing/Hodo PITTS S1-CS/N HB001 Airframe modelBlessing/Hodo PITTS S1-C Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was making a normal landing to runway 23, after executing a go-around due to another aircraft not exiting the runway in time. Pilot noticed that he was drifting too close to the taxi lights on the right side of the runway at the intersection of alpha-taxiway, and he hit the brakes a bit too hard. The plane nosed over when he hit the brakes. Pilot estimates he was only going about 20 mph when it started to tip over. He attempted to pull back on the stick to use the elevator to keep it from going over but it was like a see-saw and kept on going.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS MAKING A NORMAL LANDING TO RUNWAY 23, AFTER EXECUTING A GO-AROUND DUE TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT NOT EXITING THE RUNWAY IN TIME. PILOT NOTICED THAT HE WAS DRIFTING TOO CLOSE TO THE TAXI LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF ALPHA-TAXIWAY, AND HE HIT THE BRAKES A BIT TOO HARD. THE PLANE NOSED OVER WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKES. PILOT ESTIMATES HE WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN IT STARTED TO TIP OVER. HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON THE STICK TO USE THE ELEVATOR TO KEEP IT FROM GOING OVER BUT IT WAS LIKE A SEE-SAW AND KEPT ON GOING.