- Date
- June 15, 1993, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- East Palestine, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N54DRPitts S-2B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930615018099A
- Case key
- 37332
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. The pilot's improper compensation for the wind condition is a contributing factor.
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 airplane was on short final for a landing on runway 27 (the winds were 280 degrees at 10 knots, gusts to 20 knots). The pilot said, '...just as I was ready to touchdown, a gust of wind caused the right wing tip to hit the ground...' The airplane then veered to the right of the runway and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54DR
- Reported as
- Pitts S-2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5093
- Airframe hours
- 457
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert C. Bertelsen
- Registered owner
- Robert C. Bertelsen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1993 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- 38D · Salem, OH
- Destination
- NONE
- Airport
- 80H4 · Bartholow Airfield, runway 27, 2,611 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 3,031 total · 64 in this make and model · 2,841 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.