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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Novack Gary A SR PITTS S-1-E · Easton, MD · June 3, 2023

Date: June 3, 2023 · 16:58 local
Place: Easton, MD
Airport: Easton/Newnam Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1972P
Reported as: Novack Gary A SR Pitts S-1-E
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,850 total476 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N1972PRegistered now · Novack Gary A SR PITTS S-1-ES/N 01-99 · Built 2001 Airframe modelNovack Gary A SR PITTS S-1-E Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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Pilot reported after verifying weather condition before departure, wind speed and direction changed, however, not enough to choose alternate airport. During tower communication, controller indicated wind speed and direction changed. Wind reported 12-15 knots @ direction 120 degrees, controller suggested runway 15 and PIC agreed. Pilot reported during final approach controller reported wind changed direction to 100 degrees. During final flare and power back, wind gust lifted the left wing. Pilot attempt to correct with control input as airplane departed the runway hitting a runway lighted sign. The airplane come to a full stop.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED AFTER VERIFYING WEATHER CONDITION BEFORE DEPARTURE, WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION CHANGED, HOWEVER, NOT ENOUGH TO CHOOSE ALTERNATE AIRPORT. DURING TOWER COMMUNICATION, CONTROLLER INDICATED WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION CHANGED. WIND REPORTED 12-15 KNOTS @ DIRECTION 120 DEGREES, CONTROLLER SUGGESTED RUNWAY 15 AND PIC AGREED. PILOT REPORTED DURING FINAL APPROACH CONTROLLER REPORTED WIND CHANGED DIRECTION TO 100 DEGREES. DURING FINAL FLARE AND POWER BACK, WIND GUST LIFTED THE LEFT WING. PILOT ATTEMPT TO CORRECT WITH CONTROL INPUT AS AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHTED SIGN. THE AIRPLANE COME TO A FULL STOP.