Pitts S-2 All Series
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40; Flight Crew Total 3000; Flight Crew Type 80
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Aircraft; Human Factors
Upon landing at ZZZ for fuel; a normal wheel landing was conducted on Runway XX; which was in use per ATC. Landing was smooth and as airspeed bleed below 40 kts.; tail settled to ground smoothly after slightly floating. Once tail was on the ground; it felt like something bit into my right main and aircraft canted hard right. Full left rudder and left brake were applied but I was unable to maintain directional control of the aircraft as it skidded towards the runway edge at approximately 35 degrees. As the aircraft slowed and braking became more effective; the aircraft canted back towards the left and stuck the wingtip on the ground and came to a stop on the runway. I noticed that I had trouble moving the aircraft on the ground due to an issue with my right main gear but was still able to taxi off the runway. While I am not exactly sure what caused this incident; the week prior I spend working with a school that specializes in Pitts training. Being current on the aircraft after spending some time away from flying the Pitts was extremely helpful and this situation would have undoubtedly ended different if I had not attended that course.
Pilot reported a mechanical problem with the right main gear caused a runway excursion and ground strike; resulting in damage to the wing tip.