Pilot Debrief

Pitts S2 near Morrisville, VT — 2019-09-28

Final reportGAA19CA577
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Date
2019-09-28
Location
Morrisville, VT, USA
Airport
MVL
Aircraft
Pitts S2
Registration
N5310S
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose down.

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.

NTSB coding

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