# Accident 20260529004879A: Payne Jack PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, Bartlesville, OK, May 29, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2026, 13:36 local time
- Place: Bartlesville, OK
- Airport: Bartlesville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7634° N, 96.0112° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7634&lon=-96.0112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Payne Jack PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (registry code 7220690, https://openairdocs.org/model/payne-jack-pitts-special-s-1s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAYNE JACK PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260529004879A

## Narrative

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

LANDING RWY 35 POSSIBLY DUE TO WIND SHIFT, OVERCORRECTED,GROUND LOOPED DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING AND CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE APPROX 100FT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RWY NO INJURYS MADE STATEMENTS CONFIRMING AN OVER CORRECTION WAS MADE UPON ATTEMPTED LANDING

## 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 CEN26LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA206), May 29, 2026: Pitts Special S-1S (N11JP), Bartlesville, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing rollout and subsequent aborted landing.

## Other reports on N11JP (1)

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

- [Incident 19820222003109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820222003109I), Feb 22, 1982: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N11JP), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Used hard braking to get off runway after landing to avoid being hit by another aircraft on premature takeoff.

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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