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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stinson 108-3 · Whitefield, NH · November 5, 2011

Date: November 5, 2011 · 11:15 local
Place: Whitefield, NH
Airport: Mount Washington Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6263M
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12CA064
Reported as: Stinson 108-3
Reported engine: Franklin 6A4165 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 20 total20 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N6263MRegistered now · Stinson 108-3S/N 108-4263 · Built 1948 Airframe modelStinson 108-3 Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Very low time student pilot was performing landings and takeoffs at the Mount Washington Regional Airport in Whitefield, NH, (hie), while landing on runway 28 in a conventional wheel single engine airplane, the aircraft bounced into the air after initial contact with the hard surface runway, the aircraft made second contact with the runway in a left sideways direction, markings on the runway indicated that the student applied the brakes while the airplane was heading towards going off the left side of the runway, the student elected to add power in order to reject the landing, the aircraft with full flaps could not come out of ground effect, the student now attempting to climb on a south westerly direction noticed that he was heading towards trees and buildings elected to set the aircraft on the ground, the area that he landing was wet and swampy and once the main landing gear made contact with the ground the aircraft flipped onto it's back.

As the FAA filed it

VERY LOW TIME STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS AT THE MOUNT WASHINGTON REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WHITEFIELD, NH, (HIE), WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 IN A CONVENTIONAL WHEEL SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AFTER INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT MADE SECOND CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY IN A LEFT SIDEWAYS DIRECTION, MARKINGS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATED THAT THE STUDENT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS HEADING TOWARDS GOING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE STUDENT ELECTED TO ADD POWER IN ORDER TO REJECT THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WITH FULL FLAPS COULD NOT COME OUT OF GROUND EFFECT, THE STUDENT NOW ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ON A SOUTH WESTERLY DIRECTION NOTICED THAT HE WAS HEADING TOWARDS TREES AND BUILDINGS ELECTED TO SET THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND, THE AREA THAT HE LANDING WAS WET AND SWAMPY AND ONCE THE MAIN LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO IT'S BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA12CA064Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWhitefield, NHThe student pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing flare.Nov 5, 2011 · Substantial damage