- Date
- April 2, 1984, 12:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- St. Augustine, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19840402008211A19840402008212A
- Case key
- 31110
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plts of a bucker jungmann, N1947G, & a pitts S-2B, N5302M, were practicing for an airshow. They began a maneuver called a 'mirror fly-by' in which the bucker was rolled upside down & the pitts was flown underneath it. Due to the air flow over the wings the acft were pushed apart as they flew in formation; however, the plts elected to modify the maneuver by having the pitts move forward. As the acft were positioned to where the wings were not overlapped, the acft converged into each other. Subsequently, the prop of the bucker struck the pitt's vertical fin & rudder, substantially damaging the pitts. However, both acft were landed safely.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1947G
- Reported as
- Bucker Flugzeugbau Jungmann
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 218
- Airframe hours
- 1,237
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-A2B, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aerp Sport Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- SGJ · St. Augustine, FL
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.
- Registration
- N5302M
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5000
- Airframe hours
- 300
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-540-D45A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jim Holland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 10, 1983 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- SGJ · St. Augustine, FL
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N1947G
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 11,230 total · 910 in this make and model · 9,802 as pilot in command · 94 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N5302M
- Age
- 67
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 32,000 total · 5,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.