# Accident 20111118026799A: Stinson 108-1, Boulder, NV, November 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Boulder, NV
- Airport: Boulder City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9475° N, 114.8611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9475&lon=-114.8611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9016K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9016K-2014-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4-150-83
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111118026799A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS FLYING FROM CEDAR CITY, UTAH TO LAKE HAVASU ARIZONA. DURING THE FLIGHT HE DECIDED TO LAND AT BOULDER CITY (BVU) NEVADA BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO LAND IN BULLHEAD CITY AT NIGHT. IT WAS WINDY THAT EVENING, AWOS STATED WINDS AT 190 DEGREES GUSTING AT 18 TO 27 KNOTS. HE LANDED ON 27L AT BOULDER CITY AIRPORT. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO BACK-TAXI TO THE INTERSECTION FOR THE RAMP. DURING THE BACK-TAXI THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED LEFT THE BRAKE BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH BRAKING ACTION TO STOP THE TURN TO THE RIGHT. HE ALSO APPLIED LEFT RUDDER IN AND INCREASED POWER FOR MORE RUDDER AUTHORITY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT ON THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE AND NOSE DUG INTO THE DIRT BREAKING THE WOODEN PROPELLER AND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS NOT REPORTED AS INJURED. POLICE ARRIVED ON SEEN APROXIMATELY 1610, TOOK PICTURES, FILED REPORT #: 01-11-001509. AIRPORT MANAGER CONTACTED NTSB, RECIEVED NOTICE TO MOVE AIRCRAFT, THEN AIRPORT MANAGER CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOWING TO MOVE AIRCRAFT OFF OF TAXI RAMP.

## 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 WPR12LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA045), Nov 19, 2011: Stinson 108-1 (N9016K), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing with a gusting crosswind.

## Other reports on N9016K (1)

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

- [Incident 19870509034999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870509034999I), May 9, 1987: Univar 1081 (N9016K), Idaho Falls, ID, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped in gusty winds during rollout.

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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