# Accident 20030630016849A: Univar 1083, St Johns, AZ, June 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: St Johns, AZ
- Airport: St Johns Industrial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8167° N, 109.4000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8167&lon=-109.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6216M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6216M-2005-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 477 total, 400 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030630016849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INDICATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED WIND REVERSAL ON LANDING AND ROLLOUT. HE LISTENED TO AWOS WHICH INDICATED WESTERLY WINDS, AND HE PREPARED TO LAND RUNWAY 32. AS HE NEARED SJN AIRPORT, HE AGAIN OBTAINED AWOS. HE CIRCLED OVER AND OBSERVED THE WIND SOCK, NOTED THAT WINDS FAVORED RUNWAY 14; THE WIND WAS 10-15 MPH IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HE SAID WHEN HE DID HIS WHEEL LANDING, THE WIND PUSHED HIM. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 LAX03CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA219), Jun 30, 2003: Stinson 108-3 (N6216M), St. Johns, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting and shifting wind conditions, which resulted in a failure to maintain directional control and a ground loop. The gusting and shifting wind…

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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