# Accident 20220701011549A: Siwik Ronald A PITTS SPECIAL S-1, Sturgeon Bay, WI, July 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2022, 18:15 local time
- Place: Sturgeon Bay, WI
- Airport: Door County Cherryland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8375° N, 87.4246° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8375&lon=-87.4246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siwik Ronald A PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (registry code 7220789, https://openairdocs.org/model/siwik-ronald-a-pitts-special-s-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIWIK RONALD A PITTS SPECIAL S-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 45 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220701011549A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 01, 2022, N23RS, A PITTS SPECIAL S1 AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 02 AT STURGEON BAY AIRPORT(KSUE). DURING ROLL OUT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S BACK IN THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN22LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA302), Jul 1, 2022: Pitts S1 (N23RS), Sturgeon Bay, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and…

## Other reports on N23RS (1)

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

- [Incident 20200914017909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200914017909I), Sep 14, 2020: Siwik Ronald A PITTS SPECIAL S-1 (N23RS), Dekalb, IL, Minor damage. Description of deviation: on September 14, 2020 the pilot in command (PIC) of N23RS, a 1981 Siwik Ronald A pitts special S-1 failed to keep the aircraft on the…

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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