ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295958
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| Date: | Thursday 24 April 2003 |
| Time: | 13:35 LT |
| Type: |  Aviat Pitts S-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6085U |
| MSN: | 5303 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 861 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newport, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Harrisburg Skyport, PA (HAR/KCXY) |
| Harrisburg Skyport, PA (HAR/KCXY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an aerobatic training flight, a witness recalled that the airplane passed overhead "so close, it shook the house." A second witness observed the airplane in a "flat spin," making three or four rotations, before descending below a tree line. The airplane came to rest in an open field, with no associated debris path observed. The main wreckage was confined to the dimensions of the airplane, and all flight controls remained attached to the airplane. No abnormalities were noted with the airframe or engine. Weight and balance calculations revealed that the airplane was being operated above the maximum gross weight and beyond the aft C.G. limits, for operations in the aerobatic category. The C.G. range was exceeded beyond the aft limit by 1.1 inches to 1.9 inches. According to 14 CFR Part 91.303, Aerobatic flight, "No person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight...Below an altitude of 1,500 feet above the surface."
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to perform aerobatics at a low altitude, which inhibited his ability to recover from an encountered flat spin. A factor related to the accident was the aft center of gravity, which was beyond the operational limit for the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03FA088
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 14:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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