# Accident 20050919034259A: Univar 1081, Sioux Falls, SD, September 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2005, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Great Planes Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4575° N, 96.8019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4575&lon=-96.8019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8495K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8495K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: LYC O435
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 19 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050919034259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT TEA AIRPORT, SD ON SEPT. 19, 2005. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BUCKLED UNDERNEATH THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AT THE GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP.

## 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 CHI06CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA018), Sep 19, 2005: Stinson 108-1 (N8495K), Tea, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout which resulted in the encountered ground loop.

## Other reports on N8495K (2)

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

- [Incident 19930726032319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930726032319I), Jul 26, 1993: Univar 1081 (N8495K), Fond Du Lac, WI. Engine running rough. Forced landing on highway. NR5 cylinder connecting rod had failed.
- [Accident 19920813031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920813031109A), Aug 13, 1992: Univar 1081 (N8495K), Sussex, NJ, Substantial damage. First landing in type. Lost directional control and ground looped into two parked aircraft,parked off edge of runway

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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