# Accident 20090624012339A: Univar 1083, Llano, TX, June 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2009, 11:10 local time
- Place: Llano, TX
- Airport: Llano Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7836° N, 98.6619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7836&lon=-98.6619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6939M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6939M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090624012339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:10 AM CST, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SOLO TOUCH AND GOES AT AQO LALANO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LLANO, TEXAS.  WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A VERY SOFT LANDING; HOWEVER, THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAME OFF AND THE STRUT DUG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER UPSIDE DOWN.  THE STUDENT PILOT SUFFERED BRUISING AROUND THE SEAT BELT CONTACT AREAS ON HIS BODY, WAIST AND SHOULDER AREAS.  EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOUND THAT CORROSION MAY HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BREAK APART.  THE 1950 VINTAGE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND WAS "TOTALED OUT" BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

## 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 CEN09LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA384), Jun 24, 2009: Stinson 108-3 (N6939M), Llano, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to the failure of the left main landing gear wheel, which resulted in the separation of the wheel from the aircraft.

## Other reports on N6939M (1)

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

- [Accident 19880218002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218002779A), Feb 18, 1988: Univar 1083 (N6939M), Oswego, NY, Substantial damage. Connecting rod failed. Flipped over on forced landing in a snow covered field.

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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