# Accident 20220606009719A: Shea PITTS SPECIAL S-1C, Reno, NV, June 6, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52JH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52JH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shea PITTS SPECIAL S-1C (registry code 7221106, https://openairdocs.org/model/shea-pitts-special-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHEA PITTS SPECIAL S-1C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220606009719A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/06/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM. EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT PITTS SPECIAL S1C ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 08 TO CONDUCT PYLON RACING TRAINING AT THE ANNUAL PYLON RACING SEMINAR EVENT HELD AT RENO-STEAD AIRPORT.  ON LANDING OF RUNWAY 08 THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG SHEARED OFF APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES ABOVE THE WHEEL/BRAKE ATTACHMENT.  THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT STEERING RIGHT, TIPPING THE PROPELLER, AND AIRCRAFT GOING INVERTED WHERE IT CAME TO REST.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE UPPER WING RIBS, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.  CRASH FIRE RESCUE WAS ON SCENE WITH NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 WPR22LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA206), Jun 6, 2022: Shea Pitts Special S-1C (N52JH), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.

## Other reports on N52JH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900730057039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900730057039I), Jul 30, 1990: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N52JH), Auburn, WA. Unable to control drift to left on runway. Left runway onto grass area. Had a mechanical problem with right brake.

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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