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Jim Price PITTS SPECIAL S N56JP

21 October 2000 · Indiantown, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 October 2000 at about 14:30 local time, a Jim Price PITTS SPECIAL S registered N56JP was involved in an accident near Indiantown, Florida, 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 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Indiantown, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Indiantown (X58)
Coordinates
27.0299, -80.4596
Aircraft
Jim Price PITTS SPECIAL S
Registration
N56JP
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
MIA01LA010

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot of N56JP, during landing rollout, to see and avoid N49713, who was turning off the runway after landing from the opposite direction, resulting in the 2 aircraft colliding on the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of N56JP stated he transmitted his intentions on the Unicom frequency and heard aircraft from 2 other local airports transmitting on the frequency. He elected to use runway 13. During landing rollout, at about 30 mph, he observed N49173 forward and to the right. His lower right wing contacted the right wing of N49173. The pilot of N49173 stated he also called on the Unicom frequency and when he did not get a reply, he elected to land on runway 31. While turning off the runway after landing, N56JP collided with his right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Jim Price PITTS SPECIAL S PITTS SPEC N56JP - Substantial
Boeing A75N1 (PT17) A75N1 (PT1 N49713 - Substantial

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