ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172533
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| Date: | Saturday 27 December 2014 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Pitts Special S-1S |
| Owner/operator: | Bob Gillespie |
| Registration: | N49294 |
| MSN: | 1-0060 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 22 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carroll County Regional Airport (KDMW), Westminster, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Westminster, MD (DMW) |
| Westminster, MD (DMW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Piper PA-28-140 and a Pitts Special S-1S collided in midair while both airplanes were on final approach to land. The Piper was equipped with a two-way radio and the Pitts was not. Both pilots were flying their airplanes on a visual approach to the same runway; the Piper entered the traffic pattern on the downwind leg, and the Pitts entered the traffic pattern on the crosswind leg. According to the Piper pilot, he made radio calls during each leg of the traffic pattern to announce his position, and, after beginning the final approach about 1.5 nautical miles from the runway threshold, he observed the Pitts on the downwind leg. The Pitts pilot reported that he flew a tighter traffic pattern and that he did not see the Piper. Witnesses reported that, as the airplanes were on short final, the Pitts converged on the Piper from behind and above. The Pitts’ tailwheel struck the top of the Piper’s fuselage, and the right main landing gear struck the cowling and was subsequently separated by the Piper’s propeller. After the collision, the Pitts entered a dive and then impacted the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings and elevator. The Piper pilot landed the airplane on the runway; the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage from the collision.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a midair collision while both airplanes were on final approach to land.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=49294
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2014 04:56 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Dec-2014 06:00 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2014 19:35 | Geno | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2015 04:54 | Geno | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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