Ham PITTS S-1C N1PH
11 May 2002 · Borrego Springs, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 May 2002 at about 17:50 local time, a Ham PITTS S-1C registered N1PH, operated by Jeffrey Yeskin, was involved in an accident near Borrego Springs, California, 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 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Borrego Springs, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Borrego Valley (L08)
- Coordinates
- 33.2589, -116.3211
- Aircraft
- Ham PITTS S-1C
- Registration
- N1PH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jeffrey Yeskin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Ana → Borrego Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX02LA156
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during landing rollout resulting in a ground loop/swerve and a nose over. The soft terrain was a factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The tail wheel equipped airplane veered off runway 7 and nosed over after encountering soft soil while landing. The pilot was interviewed by telephone and reported that the landing was normal. Near the end of the landing roll on runway 7, the aircraft veered left off the runway. He said that he was unable to correct the alignment before the airplane departed the paved runway surface and it nosed over after encountering soft desert-like soil. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane. The airport manager reported the sky was clear and the winds were calm at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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