Accident Pitts S-1S N49JC, Sunday 18 June 1989

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Date:	Sunday 18 June 1989
Time:	12:00 LT
Type:	Pitts S-1S
Owner/operator:	American Winds Inc.
Registration:	N49JC
MSN:	70048
Total airframe hrs:	675 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Alliance, OH - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A LANDING, WHEN HE ALLOWED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT TO TRACK OFF THE HARD SURFACED RUNWAY & ONTO SOFT TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER & WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. THE SOFT TERRAIN WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Accident investigation: