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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stinson 108-1 · Coolin, ID · March 25, 2012

Date: March 25, 2012 · 15:00 local
Place: Coolin, ID
Airport: Cavanaugh Bay
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N97032
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12CA148
Reported as: Stinson 108-1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 175 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N97032Registration cancelled Aug 10, 2018 · Stinson 108-1S/N 108-1032 · Built 1946 Airframe modelStinson 108-1 Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot landed on snow covered runway. Snow was wet with a frozen top crust and a depth between eight (8) to ten (10) inches at impact point. The aircraft roll out was approx. 600 ft. at which point the main wheels sunk into the snow enough to arrest the aircraft and the aircraft flipped tail over nose and came to a rest on its back. The rollout showed evidence that the landing was a main gear only with no evidence of the tail wheel touching down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. SNOW WAS WET WITH A FROZEN TOP CRUST AND A DEPTH BETWEEN EIGHT (8) TO TEN (10) INCHES AT IMPACT POINT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLL OUT WAS APPROX. 600 FT. AT WHICH POINT THE MAIN WHEELS SUNK INTO THE SNOW ENOUGH TO ARREST THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED TAIL OVER NOSE AND CAME TO A REST ON ITS BACK. THE ROLLOUT SHOWED EVIDENCE THAT THE LANDING WAS A MAIN GEAR ONLY WITH NO EVIDENCE OF THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHING DOWN.

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 WPR12CA148Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCoolin, IDThe pilot’s decision to land on a snow-covered runway.Mar 25, 2012 · Substantial damage