Eberle PITTS S1S N39124

Summary

On 17 August 2008 at about 15:00 local time, a Eberle PITTS S1S registered N39124 was involved in an accident near Show Low, Arizona, 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.

Date

17 August 2008 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Show Low, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Show Low (SOW)

Coordinates

34.2656, -110.0006

Aircraft

Eberle PITTS S1S

Registration

N39124

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marana → Show Low

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA08CA181

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's limited experience in the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he was landing at the airport to refuel. During the landing, he flared the tail wheel-equipped airplane too high, the airplane bounced and began to veer to the left. The pilot aborted the landing and climbed the airplane back to pattern altitude for a second landing attempt. He flared and the airplane touched down; however, it veered to the left toward the edge of the runway. Just prior to the airplane leaving the runway surface, he added full power to go around. The airplane turned to the right, but the left wing rose and the airplane nosed down. The right and left wing tips impacted the runway as the airplane skidded down it for approximately 300 feet. The pilot had about 3 hours of flight time in the airplane make/model. He indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.