# Accident 20030427020089A: Univar 1081, Romeoville, IL, April 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Airport: Lewis University Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6083° N, 88.0942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6083&lon=-88.0942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97930, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97930-2013-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 460 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030427020089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH HE FELT GUST OF WIND. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT STARTED LEFT TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED HE TRIED TO CORRECT WITH AILERON AND RUDDER WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE RIGHT BRAKE BUT STATED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKING ACTION TOOK PLACE. ADDITIONALLY THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND AS SOON AS THE RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR HIT THE SOFT GROUND IT COLLAPSED. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE HANGAR IT WAS NOTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND MAINLANDING GEAR.

## 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 CHI03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA115), Apr 27, 2003: Stinson 108-1 (N97930), Romeoville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing rollout. A factor to the accident was the gusting crosswind.

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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