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NTSB investigation record

NYC92LA143

Completed

Pitts S-1S· N88UM

NTSB Report
Date
August 5, 1992
Location
Galion, OH
Conditions
VMC
Record
Published September 28, 1993

Primary finding

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing and the subsequent loss of airplane control.

Investigator assessment

Analysis narrative

The pilot landed to the left of the runway centerline. He said, 'i then corrected to...get back on centerline, when the aircraft overshot. ...i was correcting back...when the aircraft ground looped.'

Source record

Factual narrative

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