Aerotek PITTS S-2A accident near Hammonton, New Jersey, May 26, 2000
On May 26, 2000 at about 1:00 pm local time, a Aerotek PITTS S-2A, registered N16FJ, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hammonton, New Jersey (Hammonton Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 26, 2000 · about 1:00 pm local time
- Place
- Hammonton, New Jersey · Hammonton Muni
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aerotek PITTS S-2A · all PITTS S-2As on the register
- Registration
- N16FJ · registry record · serial 2210
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane was landing on Runway 21, a 3,602 foot-long, 75 foot-wide, asphalt runway. The airplane veered left during the landing roll and the pilot attempted to apply right rudder to correct; however, the airplane departed the left side of the runway. The airplane's left wing contacted the ground and the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated he experienced no mechanical problems with the airplane. Winds reported at an airport about 17 miles south-southeast of the accident site, were from 290 degrees at 13 knots
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,710 hours in all; 37 in this make and model; 24 in the last 90 days; 8 in the last 30 days; 1,644 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,034 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 1, 1999; 71 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,575 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 17N Cross Keys NJ at 12:45 pm
- Destination: N81
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 3,602 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:54 pm from ACY, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number NYC00LA145.