ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280015
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| Date: | Friday 1 July 2022 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-1 Special |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N23RS |
| MSN: | 8-0035 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 608 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming Engines IO-360 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sturgeon Bay, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Juneau-Dodge County Airport, WI (UNU/KUNU) |
| Sturgeon Bay, WI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during landing touchdown with all three wheels “down,' and the airplane “tracking fine,' he removed his feet from the lower rudder pedal bars to apply braking via the upper braking pedal bars. The pedals then fell rearward toward the pilot and his right foot got wedged between the lower rudder pedal bar and the upper braking pedal bar. The pilot reported this action caught him by surprise and he applied “heavy' right rudder, thinking it was braking application. The airplane departed the right side of the runway, nosed over, and came to rest inverted in the grass next to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the top right wing and the empennage. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot reported that he had recently purchased the airplane and did not know that the rudder pedal return springs were not installed. The investigation revealed that the airplane was previously modified for aerobatic competition with the addition of a large rudder and that due to cockpit spacing limitations, the rudder pedal return springs could not be installed. The pilot concluded that the accident could have been prevented by performing a “very thorough' inspection and understanding all the modifications made to the airplane before flying it.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and the pilot's lack of flight control system knowledge.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA302
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2022 13:23 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 11-Jul-2022 12:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Category] |
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