# Accident 20100614035009A: Stinson 108-1, Townsend, MT, June 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2010, 11:45 local time
- Place: Townsend, MT
- Airport: Townsend
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3311° N, 111.4825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3311&lon=-111.4825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8706K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8706K-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-435
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 390 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100614035009A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT IT WAS A CLEAR DAY WITH NO WIND.  HE INTENDED TO MAKE ONE TAKEOFF, TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND LANDING.  HE STATED THE TOUCHDOWN ON LANDING WAS GOOD.  ON ROLLOUT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND MUST HAVE OVER APPLIED THE BRAKE ON ONE SIDE, CAUSING THE PLANE TO DEPART RUNWAY.  AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY, THE PLANE STRUCK A DITCH CAUSING THE PROP AND THE LEFT WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE PLANE AND WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR10CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA303), Jun 14, 2010: Stinson 108-1 (N8706K), Townsend, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N8706K (1)

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

- [Incident 19860106002899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860106002899I), Jan 6, 1986: Univar 1082 (N8706K), Payette, ID, Substantial damage. Tail came up during high speed taxi on snow covered runway. Struck snowbank and flipped over. Wheelpants snowpacked

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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