- Date
- May 24, 1984, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Boulder, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N80040Pitts S-2A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840524018769A
- Case key
- 16385
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was observed in a high, power-on apch. According to a professional plt, who was a witness, the acft appeared asif it would land long. He reported that power was reduced at about 50 ft AGL & the acft stalled, then it landed hard, bounced high & continued to propoise a number of times. After about the 6th bounce, the plt initiated a go-around. The acft lifted off near the end of the rwy, but the plane had insufficient thrust to attain alt. The plt made a forced landing in a dirt field about 3/4 mi from the arpt. The gear collapsed during impact & the prop was spinning. About 10 prop strikes were found on the rwy beginning about 1300 ft from the apch end. The prop was curled back & 1 blade tip was gound down about 1 inch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80040
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2084
- Airframe hours
- 394
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Mobus
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 25, 1984
- Airport
- IV5 · Boulder Muni, runway 8, 4,100 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 128 total · 33 in this make and model · 69 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.