# Accident 20120823019869A: Stinson 108-2, Winter Haven, FL, August 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2012, 17:55 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0628° N, 81.7531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0628&lon=-81.7531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,238 total, 43 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA529](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA529) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120823019869A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 5 AT WINTER HAVEN AIRPORT, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF ROLL IN THE GRASS BESIDE THE RUNWAY AND UPON LIFT-OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY 5 PAPI LIGHT SYSTEM, CAUSING SUBSTAINTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT CONTINUED TAKEOFF, ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND RETURNED FOR LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.AN FAA POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT THAT SERIOUSLY COMPROMISED AILERON, ELEVATOR, RUDDER, AND FLAP CONTROL AUTHORITY.  SPECIFICALLY, THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES ALL TRAVEL AFT THROUGH THE LOWER FUSELAGE AND THEN SEPARATE BEHIND THE REAR CABIN BULKHEAD UP TO THE WINGS AND AFT TO THE TAIL.  DAMAGE TO THE CONTROL CABLE PULLYS AND THEIR ATTACHMENT FITTINGS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE STRUCK THE VASI PROJECTOR RENDERED ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS MINIMALLY EFFECTIVE.

## 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 ERA12CA529](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA529), Aug 23, 2012: Stinson 108-2 (N340C), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N340C (1)

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

- [Incident 20201209018029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201209018029I), Dec 9, 2020: Stinson 108-2 (N340C), Burleson, TX, Minor damage. The pilot landed on 17L, taxiied off at echo taxiway, turned south onto taxiway alpha. He then passed behind a stationary falcon-900. At that point, he…

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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