Long Pitts SPECIAL S1S N60D
23 July 2004 · New Bern, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 2004 at about 19:37 local time, a Long Pitts SPECIAL S1S registered N60D was involved in an accident near New Bern, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Bern, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Craven County Regional (KEWN)
- Coordinates
- 35.0731, -77.0431
- Aircraft
- Long Pitts SPECIAL S1S
- Registration
- N60D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Bern → New Bern
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL04LA161
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing, which resulted in an on-ground collision with an airport sign. A factor was the crosswind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that, during landing roll on runway 22, a wind gust picked up the left wings and pushed the airplane to the right of the runway. He stated he added power to go around, and the airplane's right wing collided with an airport runway/taxiway sign. Examination of the airplane revealed damage to the right side of the fuselage, the right main landing gear, the propeller, and the lower right wing. The weather observation station for the airport reported at 1542 winds were from 180 degrees at 10 knots, visibility 5 statute miles with haze, with lightning distant west and northwest.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2004 | Cessna 182A | Traphill, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 May 2004 | Beechcraft A36 | Morrisville, North Carolina, United States | Robert G. Snyder | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Cessna 172S | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 2004 | Hughes 269A | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | Franklin County Sheriff's Office | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 2004 | Piper PA-32-260 | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2004 | Beechcraft BE-60 | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | Rafael Zur | Fatal | 4 |