# Accident 20111105025479A: Stinson 108-3, Whitefield, NH, November 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2011, 11:15 local time
- Place: Whitefield, NH
- Airport: Mount Washington Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3672° N, 71.5408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3672&lon=-71.5408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6263M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6263M) (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: STINSON 108-3
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111105025479A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA064), Nov 5, 2011: Stinson 108-3 (N6263M), Whitefield, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing flare.

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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