# Accident 20010426016869A: Univar 108, White Post, VA, April 26, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 26, 2001, 06:00 local time - Place: White Post, VA - Airport: White Post Aprt - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.0490° N, 78.1002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0490&lon=-78.1002&mi=10 - Aircraft: N97168, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97168-2007-08-10) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: UNIVAR 108 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA047) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010426016869A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH BARBED WIRE FENCE THEN STRUCK 6' ROCK/DIRT MOUND. CAME TO REST APPROX 150 YARDS BEYOND MOUND. STRUCK GROUND NOSE DOWN. STATE POLICE OBSERVED FROST ON THE AIRCRAFT. ADDITIONALLY THE GRASS ON THE PRIVATE STRIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 9" TALL AND WET. (.19) ON APRIL 26, 2001, AT 0600 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A STINSON 108, N97168, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKE-OFF FROM WHITE POST AIRPORT (3VA7), WHITE POST, VIRGINIA. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS EN ROUTE TO KENTUCKY TO ATTEND A BUSINESS MEETING SCHEDULED AT 1000. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR PERFORMED AN ON-SCENE EXAMINATION. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE INSPECTOR SAID: "DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH BARBED WIRE FENCE, THEN STRUCK 6 FOOT ROCK/DIRT MOUND, CAME TO REST APPROX. 150 YARDS BEYOND MOUND, STRUCK GROUND NOSE DOWN. STATE POLICE OBSERVED FROST ON THE AIRCRAFT. ADDITI ONALLY, THE GRASS ON THE PRIVATE STRIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 9-INCHES TALL." THE INSPECTOR ALSO STATED THAT THE GRASS WAS WET. ANOTHER FAA INSPECTOR TALKED WITH THE PILOT ON MAY 1, 2001, WHO WAS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL RECOVERING FROM HIS INJURIES. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR'S RECORD OF CONVERSATION: "FROST ALL OVER, DIDN'T CLEAN IT OFF AT ALL, WAS IN A HURRY, HAD GET THERE-ITIS. HIS FAULT, KNEW BETTER. TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY." THE INSPECTOR ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD PULLED THE AIRCRAFT FROM HIS HANGAR THE NIGHT BEFORE AND LEFT IT TIED DOWN OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT. HE DID THIS SO HE COULD SAVE TIME THE FOLLOWING MORNING. RUNWAY 4/22 WAS A 2,000 FOOT LONG BY 75-FOOT WIDE GRASS RUNWAY. WEATHER AT WINCHESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT (OKV), WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA, AT 0602, WERE CALM WINDS, TEMPERATURE 32 DEGREES F, AND DEWPOINT 32 DEGREES F. THE PILOT WAS ISSUED A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ON JULY 12, 2000. HE REPORTED 1,600 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE ON THAT DATE. ## 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 IAD01LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA047), Apr 26, 2001: Stinson 108 (N97168), White Post, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to remove frost from the airplane prior to departure. A factor in the accident was the tall wet grass. ## Other reports on N97168 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20030731030609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731030609A), Jul 31, 2003: Univar 108 (N97168), White Post, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) During a test flight and on final approach, the pilot reported he lost elevator control and the aircraft dove for the ground. The control yolk was… 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.