# Accident 20120625011609A: Stinson 108-2, June 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Airport: Mile High
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1511° N, 114.9972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1511&lon=-114.9972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,480 total, 344 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120625011609A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE BACKCOUNTRY HIGH ALTITUDE AIRSTRIP, THE AIRMAN STATED HE WAS HIGH AND FAST AND TOUCHED DOWN TOO LONG AND APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSEOVER, COMING TO REST UPSIDEDOWN.

## 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 WPR12CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA291), Jun 25, 2012: Stinson 108-2 (N247C), Mile Hi Landing Strip, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the speed and distance required to land, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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