Pitts S2 N5310S
28 September 2019 · Morrisville, Vermont, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 2019 at about 15:30 local time, a Pitts S2 registered N5310S was involved in an accident near Morrisville, Vermont, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morrisville, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morrisville-Stowe State (MVL)
- Coordinates
- 44.5344, -72.6139
- Aircraft
- Pitts S2
- Registration
- N5310S
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1984
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Morrisville → Morrisville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA577
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose down.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the biplane veered right. He applied left rudder and brakes, the left wingtip scraped the runway, and the biplane exited the runway to the left. He then applied more brakes to avoid a drainage ditch, and the biplane nosed down. The biplane sustained substantial damage to the lower, left wing spar. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the biplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pitts S2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2019 | Pitts S2 | Kliprivier, South Africa | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2019 | Pitts S2 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Drug Fighter LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Aug 2019 | Pitts S2 | Stonor Oxforshire, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Pitts S2 | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 2020 | Pitts S2 | Carcassonne, France | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Apr 2020 | Pitts S2 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2018 | Piper PA22 | Island Pond, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 2018 | Maule MX7 | Post Mills, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2018 | Cessna 172 | Vergennes, Vermont, United States | Vermont Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2018 | Schweizer SGS 2 32 | Morrisville, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Sep 2020 | Cessna 170 | Morrisville, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2018 | Bosko Wr/Bosko Ce SAFARI | Highgate, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |