# Incident 20110418005669I: Stinson 108, Mesa, AZ, April 18, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2011, 17:08 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97706, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97706-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 70 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110418005669I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 18, 2011 AT 1708 PST., N97706, A STINSON 108, PILOTED BY BRAD THILLMONY, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A TAXIWAY IDENTIFICATION SIGN DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT FALCON FIELD MESA, ARIZONA.MR. THILLMONY WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN HIS STINSON 108. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 22R. MR. THILLMONY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A RUNWAY/TAXIWAY INTERSECTION MARKER.WEATHER REPORTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT DEPICT THE WINDS AT 250 DEGREES 10 KNOTS GUSTING 15 KNOTS. THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND FOR N97706 WAS 10 KNOTS AS STATED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL.THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY INTERSECTION MARKER WAS DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES A BENT PROP, DENTED COWLING, AND DESTROYED WHEEL PANT ON THE LEFT LANDING GEAR.NO INJURIES REPORTED TO THE ONE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N97706 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750712021599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750712021599A), Jul 12, 1975: Univar 108 (N97706), Batavia, OH, Substantial damage. Acft has brake pedals only at left cockpit position.

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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