# Accident 20000521009769A: Univar 1081, Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2000, 12:38 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2494° N, 118.4101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2494&lon=-118.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8398K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8398K-2011-04-12) (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: 2,909 total, 2,527 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000521009769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) LANDING AT WHITMAN AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES AND GROUND LOOPED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 12. THE PILOT REPORTED HIS FOOT CAME OFF THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. AND GOT STUCK UNDER THE PETAL. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUBSTANTIAL WING DAMAGE . (.4) ON MAY 21, 2000, AT 1238 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A STINSON 108-1, N8398K, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 12 AT THE WHITEMAN AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WHITEMAN ABOUT 1235. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT HE PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY NUMBERS. THEREAFTER, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUDDER PEDAL AND HIS TENNIS SHOE BECAME WEDGED BENEATH IT. DESPITE HIS EFFORTS, HE WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY DISLODGE HIS FOOT, AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE CONVENT                                                     IONAL GEAR AIRPLANE.

## 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 LAX00LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA200), May 21, 2000: Stinson 108-1 (N8398K), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing rollout due to the pilot's foot becoming wedged under a rudder pedal, which restricted its movement.

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.

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