# Accident 20010720038929A: Univar 1081, Latrobe, PA, July 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2001, 17:39 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmoreland County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3108° N, 79.3794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3108&lon=-79.3794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8212K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8212K) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010720038929A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC01LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA181), Jul 20, 2001: Stinson 108-1 (N8212K), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in the inadvertent ground loop.

## Other reports on N8212K (1)

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

- [Accident 19751206037679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751206037679A), Dec 6, 1975: Univar 1081 (N8212K), Listonburg, PA, Substantial damage

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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