Pilot Debrief

Pitts S1 near Monument Valley, UT — 2019-11-03

Final reportGAA20CA056
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Date
2019-11-03
Location
Monument Valley, UT, USA
Airport
UT25
Aircraft
Pitts S1
Registration
C-GMEE
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing after a wing struck vegetation, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent ground-loop.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while conducting a three-point landing, the biplane's lower right wing struck vegetation along the edge of the runway. The biplane then veered right off the runway. She decided to abort the landing and added power to go around, but the biplane ground looped to the left, and both lower wings struck the ground. The biplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both lower wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the biplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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