Aviat PITTS S-2B N55H
6 June 2006 · Darmstadt, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 2006 at about 00:15 local time, a Aviat PITTS S-2B registered N55H was involved in an accident near Darmstadt, Indiana, United States. 2 people were 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 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Darmstadt, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- J & S Field Airport (12IN)
- Coordinates
- 38.1200, -87.6569
- Aircraft
- Aviat PITTS S-2B
- Registration
- N55H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Wendel → Darmstadt
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI06LA150
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and an on-ground collision with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The aerobatic tailwheel airplane sustained substantial damage during landing on a 50 foot wide grass runway when the airplane exited runway 26, impacted high vegetation, and nosed over. The pilot stated, "Normal approach - 100 mph, 900 [feet above ground level] downwind pattern. Touched down center of runway, plane was on the ground and rolling. Everything felt right and normal. Started pulling to right added left rudder, right wing contacted wheat along edge of runway and pulled plane into [field.]" At 1854, the recorded wind was 070 degrees at 7 knots. An examination of the landing gear components disclosed that the left main landing gear fractured/separated during the accident sequence. Portions of the left main landing gear were sent to the NTSB Materials laboratory for analysis. The examination disclosed that the fractures/separations were consistent with overload, with no evidence of any pre-existing anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aviat PITTS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2006 | Aviat PITTS S-2B | Severance, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2006 | Aviat PITTS S-2B | Antioch, California, United States | Yuichi Takagi | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2005 | Aviat PITTS S-1T | Fillmore, California, United States | James McNamara | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 2004 | Aviat PITTS S2B | Parkland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2004 | Aviat PITTS S2B | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2003 | Aviat PITTS S2B | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2006 | Schweizer 269C | Schererville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2006 | Cessna 172E | Richmond, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2006 | Cessna 150G | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Cessna 172F | Brookville, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 2006 | Piper PA-28-181 | Logansport, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2006 | Cessna 150H | Monroe City, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |