# Incident 20230603006089I: Novack Gary A Sr PITTS S-1-E, Easton, MD, June 3, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2023, 16:58 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Airport: Easton/Newnam Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8042° N, 76.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EASTON/NEWNAM FLD (ESN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8042&lon=-76.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1972P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1972P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Novack Gary A SR PITTS S-1-E (registry code 05607DM, https://openairdocs.org/model/novack-gary-a-sr-pitts-s-1-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NOVACK GARY A SR PITTS S-1-E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,850 total, 476 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230603006089I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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