- Date
- September 13, 1983, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hamilton, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N99JBBrandt Pitts S-1C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830913050489A
- Case key
- 12343
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Analysis
The acft went off the rwy and nosed over during landing. The weather was VMC and the wind was from 010 degrees at 7 KTS.the landing was on rwy 29. The pilot stated that during the landing the acft bounced about a ft into the air and that heapplied forward stick to plant the main wheels of this tailwheel acft on the rwy. When the acft dropped to the pavement the weld on the left main gear attachment point broke. The left gear then collapsed and the pilot lost control of the acft. The acft went off the side of the rwy and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99JB
- Reported as
- Brandt Pitts S-1C
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- MY4Q2
- Airframe hours
- 267
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mark S. Taylor
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1983
- Airport
- HAO · Hamilton, runway 29, 5,480 × 80 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 47 in this make and model · 47 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LUK, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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