# Accident 20030211001609A: Univar 1081, Sitka, AK, February 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2003, 12:05 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.0472° N, 135.3617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0472&lon=-135.3617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71X) (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 ANC03LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030211001609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SPOKE WITH PILOT ON 02-11-03 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:45 AND HE STATED THAT HE "LOST THE TAIL" ON LANDING IN SITKA. THIS DISCLOSURE BY THE PILOT IN FAILING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT THEN RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT "GROUND LOOPING" AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP, R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR AND R/H WING. NOTE: BLOCKS 39,40 & 41 WILL BE COMPLETED AND AN AMENDED FAA FORM 8020-23 WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ANC03LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA028), Feb 11, 2003: Stinson 108-1 (N71X), Sitka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop, and the collapse of the right main landing gear.

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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