# NTSB CEN26LA206: Pitts Special S-1S, N11JP, Bartlesville, OK, May 29, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 29, 2026, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Bartlesville, OK - Coordinates: 36.763361, -96.011194 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7634&lon=-96.0112&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 203081 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA206 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203081/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA206 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing rollout and subsequent aborted landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Payne Jack PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7220690), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Payne Jack PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7220690), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Payne Jack PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7220690), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Payne Jack PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=7220690), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Payne Jack PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=7220690), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after touchdown the airplane swerved to the left, he over-corrected, and the plane swerved left again, so he applied power for a go-around. While airborne, the airplane was in a 10 to 15° right bank and the lower right wing impacted a runway sign. The airplane then impacted a grassy area on its right side and both right wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N11JP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11JP), registered now, S/N 676-H, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PITTS SPECIAL S-1S - Registry model: [Payne Jack PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/payne-jack-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 7220690) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 676-H - Year built: 1981 - Airframe hours: 420.8 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, March 3, 2026 - Airport: BVO, Bartlesville Municipal Airport, runway 35, 6,850 × 100 ft, concrete - Equipment: Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: single; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,300 as pilot in command, 29.5 in the last 90 days, 12.1 in the last 30 days, 1.5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft overcast - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: KBVO - METAR: METAR KBVO 291653Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM OVC013 24/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02440211 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20260529004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260529004879A), May 29, 2026: Payne Jack PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, Bartlesville, OK, Substantial damage. 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… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.