# Incident 20101010048929I: Stinson 108-2, Prescott, AZ, October 10, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2010, 16:25 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8000K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8000K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 240 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101010048929I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AT PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, ON OCTOBER 10, 2010, N8000K SUFFERED A BREAK IN THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME UNSTEERABLE AND VEER OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. AS A RESULT OF THE UNSTEERABLE QUALITIES, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY 21R TO THE SOUTH INTO THE MUD AND SPUN 180 DEGREES, COMING TO A STOP. MINOR SCUFFING TO THE RIGHT WING WAS NOTED. DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL FAIRING CAUSED BY PACKED MUD IN THE WHEEL WELL WAS ALSO NOTED, AND THE BROKEN TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY. NO INJURIES TO EITHER PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N8000K (1)

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

- [Accident 20050629015819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050629015819A), Jun 29, 2005: Univar 1082 (N8000K), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 29, 2005, at approximately 1143 MST, N8000K, a Piper Stinson 108-2, with [privacy data omitted] performing as pilot-in-command, was attempting to…

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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