# Accident 20070324006259A: Univar 1081, Lawrenceville, GA, March 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2007, 20:20 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9781° N, 83.9622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9781&lon=-83.9622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8384K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8384K-2014-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230414, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,167 total, 325 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070324006259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT BRISCOE FIELD (LZU) IN LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. AS HE WAS TOUCHING DOWN, IT APPEARED TO THE PILOT THAT HE WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT DUE TO A RIGHT CROSSWIND. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE ADJUSTED TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS CONDITION AND THEN THE PILOT SAID THAT HE EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN OTHER WORDS AS A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT (SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY), PIVOTED AROUND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 225 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF HIS ORIGINAL HEADING. EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE TAIL WAS AIRBORNE ROTATING TO THE RIGHT AND THEN THE TAIL WHEEL HIT THE GROUND AND SEPARATED FROM ITS ATTACHMENT POINT ALONG WITH THE LOWER PART OF THE RUDDER WHICH WAS MOUNTED AT THE SAME ATTACHMENT POINT - 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE TO THE TAILWHEEL. THE DAMAGE THEN INDICATED THAT THE TAILWHEEL THEN BOUNCED BACK TO THE LEFT, WHERE THE RIGHT MAIN TOUCHED DOWN IN A REARWARD MOTION BENDING THE RIGHT MAIN STRUT FORWARD. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING AND RIGHT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR STRUCK THE GROUND IN A REAR WARD MOTION AS TAIL WAS MOVING BACK TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH NOTED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL07CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA059), Mar 25, 2007: Stinson 108 (N8384K), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll out resulting in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N8384K (1)

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

- [Accident 20130919020149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130919020149A), Sep 19, 2013: Universal Stinson 108-1 (N8384K), Lawrenceville, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying PT91. After approximately 1 hour flight. Pilot was attempting to land the aircraft. Pilot stated that he felt the tail settle during initial…

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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