# Accident 20190928023119A: Aerotek Inc PITTS S-2B, Morrisville, VT, September 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Morrisville, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5344° N, 72.6139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5344&lon=-72.6139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5310S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5310S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2B (registry code 0110304, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROTEK INC PITTS S-2B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA577](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA577) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190928023119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND AND ONLY OCCUPANT OF THIS AEROBATIC BI-WING AIRPLANE STATED THAT HE HAD COMPLETED AEROBATIC FLIGHT IN THE AEROBATIC BOX ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 1/19 AT KMVL. PILOT STATED HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 1 WITH CALM WINDS. PILOT STATED THAT LANDING WAS NORMAL AT ABOUT THE 1500 FEET OF ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, PILOT CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED TO THE LEFT SCRAPING THE LEFT LOWER WING TIP AND CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY. DUE TO HARD BRAKING TO AVOID A THREE (3) FOOT DRAINAGE DITCH PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ONTO ITS NOSE AND THE PROP STOPPED AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GRASS SURFACE. THERE WERE 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 GAA19CA577](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA577), Sep 28, 2019: Pitts S2 (N5310S), Morrisville, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose down.

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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