# Accident 20010810036249A: Univar 1082, Palmer, AK, August 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3022° N, 148.5692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3022&lon=-148.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8090K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8090K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010810036249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 10, 2001, ABOUT 1330 ADT, A WHEEL-EQUIPPED STINSON 108-2, N8090K, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE LANDING AT THE FOOT OF THE KNIK GLACIER. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD DEPARTED MERRILL FIELD FOR A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. DURING LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE HIT A ROCK THE PILOT HAD NOT NOTICED, AND BLEW THE TIRE OFF THE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UNDER CONTROL AND COMPLETED THE ROLL-OUT. THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE OUTER WHEEL HALF, ONE FUSELAGE TUBE ABOVE THE GEAR ATTACH AREA, AND THE LOWER AFT DOOR CHANNEL. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. A MECHANIC FLEW TO THE SCENE, RE-INSTALLED THE TIRE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO THE NEW WASILLA AIRPORT AFTER OBTAINING A FERRY PERMIT.

## 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 ANC01LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA104), Aug 10, 2001: Stinson 108-2 (N8090K), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for an off-airport landing.

## Other reports on N8090K (1)

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

- [Incident 20050709014539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709014539I), Jul 9, 2005: Univar 1082 (N8090K), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On 07/09/05 at 18:52 Alaska daylight time, N8090K, a Stinson 108-2, piloted by [privacy data omitted] attempted to take off from runway 25 at illiamna,…

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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