- Date
- November 21, 1982, 00:15 local (06:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wonewoc, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N22WBPitts S1S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821121059209A
- Case key
- 73086
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that when he turned on final and slipped the aircraft to lose altitude. While reducing the power to idle the gear tangled in high grass (weeds), causing the aircraft to lose additional altitude. He stated the aircraft tumbled forward, striking the nose before flipping over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22WB
- Reported as
- Pitts S1S
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1WB
- Airframe hours
- 87
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George Grisson
- Registered owner
- George Grisson
- Departed
- C · Romeoville, IL
- Destination
- C · Wonewoc, IL
- Airport
- 4D1 · Three Castles
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 7,509 total · 9 in this make and model · 63 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 41 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.