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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Univar 108-1 · Grove City, PA · November 28, 1999

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Date
November 28, 1999 · 10:00 local
Place
Grove City, PA
Airport
Grove City Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89F
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC00LA043
Reported as
Univar 1081
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4150B3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,113 total5 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days
N89FRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2000 · Stinson 108-1S/N 108-1549Airframe modelStinson 108-1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) During the landing rollout, the flight instructor said, 'I got it' and the student pilot relinquished the flight controls to him. The airplane then 'sharply, and suddenly' veered off the left side of the runway, impacted the opposite side of a ravine, and came to rest 200 feet from the centerline of the runway. There were no brake pedals on the right side of the airplane, and the parking brake knob was located on the 'FAR left panel.' Examination of the airplane revealed no pre-impact mechanical deficiencies. The flight instructor reported 400 hours of total tailwheel experience, 5 hours of which were in the make and model of the accident airplane. The student pilot reported 3 hours of total flight experience, all of which were in the accident airplane. (-23) during landing at (29D) on runway 28 the approach was normal until initial touch down at which time the aircraft bounced and then veered to left, went off the runway and into a 15 foot deep drainage ravine which is approximately 90 feet from the center line of the runway. The runway is 75 feet wide. The aircraft struck opposite side of ditch. One prop blade bent back 45 degrees, engine mount and fire wall damaged, instrument panel and lt. door frame buckled, both main gear attach points on fuselage damaged, the center of the lt. fuselage buckled and the elevator center hinge was torn from vertical stabilizer rear spar. Lt seat has only access to brakes. Brakes found to function correctly. Continuity of a/c found ok.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID, 'I GOT IT' AND THE STUDENT PILOT RELINQUISHED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS TO HIM. THE AIRPLANE THEN 'SHARPLY, AND SUDDENLY' VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF A RAVINE, AND CAME TO REST 200 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO BRAKE PEDALS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE PARKING BRAKE KNOB WAS LOCATED ON THE 'FAR LEFT PANEL.' EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED 400 HOURS OF TOTAL TAILWHEEL EXPERIENCE, 5 HOURS OF WHICH WERE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED 3 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, ALL OF WHICH WERE IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. (-23) DURING LANDING AT (29D) ON RUNWAY 28 THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL UNTIL INITIAL TOUCH DOWN AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THEN VEERED TO LEFT, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A 15 FOOT DEEP DRAINAGE RAVINE WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY IS 75 FEET WIDE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK OPPOSITE SIDE OF DITCH. ONE PROP BLADE BENT BACK 45 DEGREES, ENGINE MOUNT AND FIRE WALL DAMAGED, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND LT. DOOR FRAME BUCKLED, BOTH MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINTS ON FUSELAGE DAMAGED, THE CENTER OF THE LT. FUSELAGE BUCKLED AND THE ELEVATOR CENTER HINGE WAS TORN FROM VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR. LT SEAT HAS ONLY ACCESS TO BRAKES. BRAKES FOUND TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. CONTINUITY OF A/C FOUND OK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC00LA043Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrove City, PAThe flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing rollout.Nov 28, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N89F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19970517022839IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Scottsbluff, NEBuyer had CFI check him out in type for insurance. Buyer lost control anding. Exited runway. Struck runway sign.May 17, 1997 · Minor damage