# Incident 20210527010159I: O'Brien Michael PITTS SPECIAL S-1C, Georgetown, TX, May 27, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2021, 16:58 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6327° N, 97.6772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6327&lon=-97.6772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: O'Brien Michael PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 722111F, https://openairdocs.org/model/o-brien-michael-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: O'BRIEN MICHAEL PITTS SPECIAL S-1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 13 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210527010159I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 27, 2021, 1700 CDT, AIRCRAFT N49MB, A 1985 PITTS SPECIAL S-1C ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GTU), RUNWAY 18. AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD RIGHT UPON LANDING. PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

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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