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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 108 · Auburn, CA · May 5, 2007

Date: May 5, 2007 · 11:50 local
Place: Auburn, CA
Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N97648
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX07CA152
Reported as: Univar 108
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,400 total20 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N97648Registration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Stinson 108S/N 108648 · Built 1946 Airframe modelStinson 108 Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was practicing take-off and landings during high wind conditions. Per pilot the winds were up and down in velocity. During a touch and go, the wind became stronger and the pilot lost directional control of aircraft which came to rest on its nose. Aircraft was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Pilot was not injured.(-23 amendment) during a short local flight, the pilot experienced a gust of wind during his landing. The pilot attempted a go-around but lost directional control of the aircraft and had a hard landing. The aircraft was severely damaged, the pilot and sole occupant was not injured, visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS DURING HIGH WIND CONDITIONS. PER PILOT THE WINDS WERE UP AND DOWN IN VELOCITY. DURING A TOUCH AND GO, THE WIND BECAME STRONGER AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHICH CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.(-23 AMENDMENT) DURING A SHORT LOCAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND DURING HIS LANDING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BUT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX07CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAuburn, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during an aborted landing that resulted in a stall/mush.May 5, 2007 · Substantial damage