# Accident 20050807016409A: Stnson L5G, Gallup, NM, August 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2005, 08:45 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Gallup Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5108° N, 108.7892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5108&lon=-108.7892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2584B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2584B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5G (registry code 8630214, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON L5G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 655 total, 50 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050807016409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 7, 2005 AT 0845 MDT, A STINSON L5-G, N2584B, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ VEERED OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF RNWY 6 AND GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT GALLUP AIRPORT (GUP), GALLUP, NM, WHILE ON A FERRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT COTTONWOOD, AZ ON AUGUST 7, 2005 AT 0645 MST.

## 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 DEN05CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA122), Aug 7, 2005: Stinson L-5G (N2584B), Gallup, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: an on-ground loss of control due to the flight controls becoming jammed because the pilot failed to properly secure his flight bag.

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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