# Accident 20060816016539A: Univar 1082, Grass Valley, CA, August 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2006, 17:25 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2239° N, 121.0031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2239&lon=-121.0031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9818K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9818K-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1082
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 977 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060816016539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES THAT HE LANDED AT THE NEVADA COUNTY AIRPORT (KGOO). THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND A GUST OF WIND PICKED THE WING OF THE PLANE UP ALONG WITH ONE OF THE LANDING GEARS AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS BACK.

## 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 LAX06CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA263), Aug 17, 2006: Stinson 108-2 (N9818K), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control on the landing rollout due to inadequate compensation for a gusty crosswind condition and an attempt to turn at an excessive taxi speed.

## Other reports on N9818K (1)

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

- [Accident 19850702029069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850702029069A), Jul 2, 1985: Univar 1082 (N9818K), Lewisburg, WV, Substantial damage. Mud nests blocked fuel cap vents, fuel starvation. Stalled on turn to field 4 miles west of greenbrier valley arpt.

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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