# Accident 19990308002099A: Univar 1081, Santa Rosa, NM, March 8, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 8, 1999, 10:40 local time - Place: Santa Rosa, NM - Airport: Santa Rosa Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.9391° N, 104.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9391&lon=-104.6701&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8470K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8470K-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081 - Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 266 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA050) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990308002099A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT LANDED ON RWY 26 AND TURNED AROUND TO TIE DOWN WHEN A GUST OF WIND FLIPPED THE ACFT OVER, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MARCH 8, 1999, APPROXIAMATELY 1040 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A REPUBLIC RC-3, N8470K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN A WIND GUST INVERTED THE AIRPLANE WHILE TAXIING AT THE SANTA ROSA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SANTA ROSA, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM HEREFORD, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 70 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD JUST LANDED ON RUNWAY 26 AND WAS TURNING TO TAXI TO THE TIE-DOWN AREA. HE SAID THAT A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRPLANE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS BENT. THE RECORDED WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 270 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. (.4) ON MARCH 8, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1040 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A STINSON 108-1, N8470K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAXIING AT THE SANTA ROSA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SANTA ROSA, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM HEREFORD, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 70 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. O FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD JUST LANDED ON RUNWAY 26 AND WAS TURNING TO TAXI TO THE TIE-DOWN AREA. HE SAID THAT A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRPLANE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS BENT. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS 270 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER REPORTED THAT THE PILOT PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE IN FEBRUARY OF 1998. FAA RECORDS INDICAT THAT THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE ILOT CERTIFICATE ON APRIL 30, 1998. THE INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TALK WITH THE PILOT, WHICH WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE IIC COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW MANY HOURS THE PILOT HAD IN THE AIRPLANE. (.4) THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 26, AND WAS TURNING TO TAXI TO THE TIE-DOWN AREA. HE SAID THAT A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRPLANE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS BENT. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS 270 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DEN99LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA050), Mar 8, 1999: Stinson 108-1 (N8470K), Santa Rosa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unfavorable wind gust which inverted the airplane while taxiing. ## Other reports on N8470K (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19830818042979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830818042979A), Aug 18, 1983: Univar 1081 (N8470K), Tully, NY, Destroyed. Aircraft would not outclimb downdraft turbulence and crashed into ridge while trying to climb. Thunderstorm in area - [Incident 19820129006419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820129006419I), Jan 29, 1982: Univar 1081 (N8470K), Norwich, NY, Minor damage. Bounced on crosswind landing. Side stress pulled strut from shock, collapsing landing gear. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.