NONE · SORENSEN DANNY PITTS S1 S · 2016-07-15 · Somerville, TN, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA16LA260
Event ID
20160718X60414
Type
Accident
Date
2016-07-15
Location
Somerville, TN, USA
Coordinates
35.207778, -89.394447
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
SORENSEN DANNY
Model
PITTS S1 S
Registration
N4714H
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the left landing gear leg due to fatigue, which resulted in a ground loop during landing. Contributing to the accident was the airplane builder's installation of a custom-built landing gear rather than the landing gear included with the airplane kit.