ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190994
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| Date: | Saturday 29 October 2016 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Pitts Special S-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N27832 |
| MSN: | WHPS-0086 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 170 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandy Point, Neuse River, New Bern, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Bern, NC (EWN) |
| New Bern, NC (EWN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that he was practicing aerobatics in the experimental, amateur-built biplane over a river. During the maneuvers, as he input left aileron, the control stick was stiff, and he believed he observed abnormal movement of the upper left aileron. He then applied more force to free the control stick and input right aileron; however, the airplane rolled left and entered a spin. The pilot was unable to recover from the spin and subsequently parachuted from the airplane. The airplane came to rest at the bottom of the river.
Examination of the recovered wreckage revealed that most of the left wings’ parts, including the ailerons and aileron control tubes, were not recovered. As such, control continuity could not be verified or tested.
Probable Cause: A loss of biplane control during aerobatic maneuvers for reasons that could not be determined because a portion of the biplane's flight control system was not recovered and could not be tested.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=27832
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/284228-cc0f1610ba842c488897143e7751a873ccb4704e/aircrafttype/PTS2
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2016 13:53 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 31-Oct-2016 18:58 | Geno | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2017 14:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2017 15:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Dec-2017 15:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Dec-2017 15:40 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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