# Incident 20200804013389I: Aerotek Inc PITTS S-2B, Brighton, CO, August 4, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2020, 08:30 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Van Aire
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9834° N, 104.7045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN AIRE (CO12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9834&lon=-104.7045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222JD) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200804013389I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 4, 2020, AT 0830 LOCAL TIME, PITTS S-2B, N222JD SUFFERED A HARD LANDING AT CO12 VAN AIRE AIRPORT. THERE WERE TWO CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, NO SUSTAINED INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CLASSIFIED AS MINOR BY NTSB.

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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