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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Univar 108-1 · Latrobe, PA · July 20, 2001

Date: July 20, 2001 · 17:39 local
Place: Latrobe, PA
Airport: Westmoreland County
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8212K
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC01LA181
Reported as: Univar 1081

N8212KRegistered now · Stinson 108-1S/N 108-1212 Airframe modelStinson 108-1 Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The following narrative was developed through an on scene investigation, pilot and witness interviews, by personnel of the allegheny flight standards distric office. The pilot was conducting a pleasure flight from the Mt. Pleasant-scottsdale airport to the arnold palmer regional airport. Upon landing on runway 5, the pilot states he encountered a gust from the right rear of his aircraft causing the right wing to raise up. He states he attempted to correct by applying right aileron and left brake to correct the turn. However, the aircraft began to pivot on the left main landing gear to the right. The left main gear collapsed under the aircraft and the left wing and propeller came in contact with the runway as the aircraft continued to turn to the right. The aircraft came to rest on heading of approximately 160 degrees at the easterly edge of the runway. Damage to the aircraft included the left wing, left main landing gear, left side of fuselage and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FOLLOWING NARRATIVE WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION, PILOT AND WITNESS INTERVIEWS, BY PERSONNEL OF THE ALLEGHENY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRIC OFFICE. THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM THE MT. PLEASANT-SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT TO THE ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 5, THE PILOT STATES HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF HIS AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO RAISE UP. HE STATES HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY APPLYING RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT BRAKE TO CORRECT THE TURN. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PIVOT ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 160 DEGREES AT THE EASTERLY EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE LEFT WING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER.

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 NYC01LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLatrobe, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in the inadvertent ground loop.Jul 20, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8212K · 1

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

Accident 19751206037679ANormal Cruise · Listonburg, PADec 6, 1975 · Substantial damage