Pitts S-1A N800AS

Summary

On 13 October 2000 at about 14:55 local time, a Pitts S-1A registered N800AS was involved in an accident near Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 October 2000 at 14:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Pocono Mountains (MPO)

Coordinates

41.1195, -75.3500

Aircraft

Pitts S-1A

Registration

N800AS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sullivan → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD01LA003

1 person had minor injuries.

Pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. A factor was the crosswind.

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

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The pilot was informed by UNICOM that Runway 23 was in use. During landing roll out on Runway 23, the tail-wheeled airplane encountered a gust of wind and was pushed to the left side of the runway. The pilot applied full power and aborted the landing. As the airplane became airborne, the wind continued to push the airplane to the left edge of the 100-foot wide, 4,000-foot long runway. The right wing then struck a runway light, and the airplane cartwheeled several times before coming to rest on the left side of the runway. The airport's automated surface observation system (ASOS) reported that the winds were from 300 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 17 knots, and were variable between 260 and 330 degrees. The pilot did not obtain the ASOS information prior to landing. Examination of the airplane revealed there were no mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.