Pitts Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30; Flight Crew Total 3000; Flight Crew Type 1500
Human-Machine Interface
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Human Factors; Procedure
While doing touch and go's; the right wheel pant came into contact with the tire and caused my airplane to nose over and slide to a stop on the runway. I believe this may have been due to the center bolt holding the wheel pant coming off in flight thus allowing the pant to hit the tire during landing.
Pitts pilot reports nosing over after landing due to the right wheel pant coming into contact with the tire and slide to a stop on the runway. The wheel pant bolt had apparently departed the aircraft in flight.