What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 1545, on August 11, 2006, a Stinson 108-1 touched down near 1000 feet from the approach end of runway 7, and soon began a slow swerve to the left, sliding the right main landing gear tire and the right wingtip against the runway surface. The aircraft departed the left side of runway 7, approximately 1450 feet from the approach end. After tracking through the grassy berm for approximately 150 to 200 feet, the aircraft subsequently nosed over upon contacting the uphill bank of a drainage swale adjacent to the runway, incurring substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder, the right-hand wingtip, right wing strut, right wing structure, the forward fuselage structure, engine, cowling, propeller and prop spinner. Weather at the time of the accident was clear with unrestricted visibility with a light quartering northerly crosswind of 9 knots. The pilot was uninjured. The right seat passenger sustained minor head injuries and was treated and released from the hospital. Inspection of the wreckage revealed both tailwheel steering extension springs hanging free from the rudder control arm, disengaged completely from the distorted mounting clips.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1545, ON AUGUST 11, 2006, A STINSON 108-1 TOUCHED DOWN NEAR 1000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 7, AND SOON BEGAN A SLOW SWERVE TO THE LEFT, SLIDING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP AGAINST THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 7, APPROXIMATELY 1450 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END. AFTER TRACKING THROUGH THE GRASSY BERM FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER UPON CONTACTING THE UPHILL BANK OF A DRAINAGE SWALE ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER, THE RIGHT-HAND WINGTIP, RIGHT WING STRUT, RIGHT WING STRUCTURE, THE FORWARD FUSELAGE STRUCTURE, ENGINE, COWLING, PROPELLER AND PROP SPINNER. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CLEAR WITH UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY WITH A LIGHT QUARTERING NORTHERLY CROSSWIND OF 9 KNOTS. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED BOTH TAILWHEEL STEERING EXTENSION SPRINGS HANGING FREE FROM THE RUDDER CONTROL ARM, DISENGAGED COMPLETELY FROM THE DISTORTED MOUNTING CLIPS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.