Anderson Pitts S-1S N528MS

Summary

On 10 April 1988 at about 15:45 local time, a Anderson Pitts S-1S registered N528MS was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 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

10 April 1988 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

43.5904, -84.7696

Aircraft

Anderson Pitts S-1S

Registration

N528MS

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

CHI88DEM04

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 PILOT WAS PERFORMING SOME INVERTED MANEUVERS WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNABLE TO. HE THEN EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND STRUCK A FURROW IN THE CULTIVATED SOIL CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO A MECHANIC, THE ENGINE QUIT AS A RESULT OF AN INCORRECT FLOP TUBE INSTALLED IN THE INVERTED FUEL SYSTEM WHEN THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT WAS CONSTRUCTED. THE INCORRECT PART WAS CONSTRUCTED OF GARDEN HOSE MATERIAL AND WAS INCAPABLE OF SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED AND WHEN THE FUEL QUANTITY WAS LOW.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.