20030125001559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 108-2 · Elbert, CO · January 25, 2003

Date: January 25, 2003 · 11:45 local
Place: Elbert, CO
Airport: Black Forest Glider Park Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9335K
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03LA036
Reported as: Univar 1082

N9335KRegistered now · Stinson 108-2S/N 108-2335 · Built 1947 Airframe modelStinson 108-2 Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) PIC ground looped his aircraft in gusty wind conditions. Damage to propeller, left main wheel cowling, intake cowling, lower hinge of left cabin door, left lower fuselage wrinkled, left pitot tube bent, left wing tip sustained damage the extent of which is unknown at this point.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC GROUND LOOPED HIS AIRCRAFT IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, LEFT MAIN WHEEL COWLING, INTAKE COWLING, LOWER HINGE OF LEFT CABIN DOOR, LEFT LOWER FUSELAGE WRINKLED, LEFT PITOT TUBE BENT, LEFT WING TIP SUSTAINED DAMAGE THE EXTENT OF WHICH IS UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN03LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElbert, COthe pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control resulting in the ground loop. Factors relating to the accident were the crosswinds and the wind gusts.Jan 25, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9335K · 1

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

Incident 20040320005939IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Elbert, CO(-23) On March 20, 2004 at approximately 1230 MST, N9335K, a Stinson model 180-2 experienced a ground loop after landing runway 17 at kelly air park, Elbert county, Colorado. The aircraft was landed with sustained minor damage. The private pilot was not…Mar 20, 2004 · Minor damage