Brandt PITTS S-1C N99JB

Summary

On 13 September 1983 at about 23:45 local time, a Brandt PITTS S-1C registered N99JB was involved in an accident near Hamilton, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 September 1983 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Hamilton (HAO)

Coordinates

39.3306, -84.5407

Aircraft

Brandt PITTS S-1C

Registration

N99JB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA426

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.