Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA87LA049

GULFPORT, MS, USA

Aircraft #1

N117CL

Christen Industries PITTS S-2B

Analysis

THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND AT THE HALFWAY POINT ON THE 2700 FT RWY. THE ACFT RAN OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND THE PLT REGAINED CONTROL GETTING THE ACFT BACK ONTO THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN OVERRAN THE END OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH TWO FENCES.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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