# Accident 20020630018659A: Univar 1083, Colorado Spring, CO, June 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9458° N, 104.5697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9458&lon=-104.5697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6968M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6968M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020630018659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN HE REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. IT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE BRAKE MAY HAVE HUNG UP. AS HE OBSERVED A BLACK LINE BEHIND THE TIRE AS HE WAS ROLLING, ALSO FULL RIGHT RUDDER WOULD NOT MOVE THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE CENTER LINE. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A CROSSWIND, BUT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO AFFECT THE AIRCRAFT WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE CRUSHED DOWNWARD, THE SPINNER WAS BENT INWARD, THE WING TIPS WERE SCRAPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SINCE THEY NOW OWN THE AIRCRAFT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DEN02LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA062), Jun 30, 2002: Stinson 108-3 (N6968M), Falcon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll and subsequent abort. Factors relating to the accident were the gusting crosswinds and the unsuitable terrain encountered when…

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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