# Accident 20080916845429A: Univar 1081, Kalispell, MT, September 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2008, 15:26 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3103° N, 114.2558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3103&lon=-114.2558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8963K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8963K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,136 total, 105 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080916845429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2008, AT 1526 MDT, A STINSON 108-1, N8963K, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, GROUND LOOPED 300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING AT KALISPELL, MT. (GPI), ON RUNWAY 20 WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THERE WAS LIGHT WIND OF 3-6 KTS OUT OF 160DEG. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CUTBANK, MT. (CTB), ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2008, AT 1430 MDT.

## 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 SEA08CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA201), Sep 16, 2008: Stinson 108-1 (N8963K), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

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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