Aviation accident LAX00LA007

Name: aviation accident: Pitts S2B near SALINAS (1999-10-11)
Start: 1999-10-11
Location: SALINAS, CA, USA

NONE · Pitts S2B · 1999-10-11 · SALINAS, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number: LAX00LA007
Event ID: 20001212X19982
Type: Accident
Date: 1999-10-11
Location: SALINAS, CA, USA
Coordinates: 36.670631, -121.609474

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Pitts
Model: S2B
Registration: N50AL
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the effects of torque and P-factor during a go-around from a bounced landing, which led to a loss of control and the inadvertent dragging of a wing.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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