# Accident 20060315005439A: Univar 1081, Limon, CO, March 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2006, 09:15 local time
- Place: Limon, CO
- Airport: Limon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2725° N, 103.6661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2725&lon=-103.6661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8947K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8947K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 180 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060315005439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INDICATES THAT HE EXPERIENCED GREATER THAN FORECAST WINDS ALOFT ENROUTE FROM ULYSSES, KANSAS TO BOULDER, COLORADO. PILOT DIVERTED TO LIMON, CO FOR A PRECAUTIONARY ADDITIONAL FUEL STOP. PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 WITH THE WINDS (PER ATIS) @190 AND 15-25KTS. ON TOUCHDOWN, IN A CROSSWIND LANDING CONFIGURATION, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND WAS PUSHED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE WEST. WHILE CONTINUING ROLLOUT OFF RUNWAY HE APPLIED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO BECOME AIRBORNE. HIS LEFT LANDING GEAR CAUGHT A DITCH RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME HE LOST ALL CONTROL. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDING A BROKEN WING SPAR AND LEFT LANDING GEAR. NO INJURIES.

## 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 DEN06CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA049), Mar 15, 2006: Stinson 108-1 (N8947K), Limon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the aborted landing resulting in an impact with a ditch. Contributing factors were the gusty wind conditions and the pilot's improper…

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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