# Accident 20130919020149A: Universal Stinson 108-1, Lawrenceville, GA, September 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2013, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9781° N, 83.9619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9781&lon=-83.9619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8384K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8384K-2014-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230414, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVERSAL STINSON 108-1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,304 total, 441 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA422) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130919020149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING PT91.  AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR FLIGHT.  PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT THE TAIL SETTLE DURING INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THEN PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT.  UPON SECOND TOUCHDOWN, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AT WHICH TIME HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  SKID MARKS INDICATED BRAKES WERE NOT EVENLY APPLIED.  AIRCRAFT RAN ON OF RUNWAY ONTO THE APRON ADJACENT TO RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.  PILOT AND PASSENGERS EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT, WITH NO INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CLEAR WITH WINDS REPORTED AS CALM.

## 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 ERA13CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA422), Sep 19, 2013: Universal Stinson 108 1 (N8384K), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, resulting in a ground loop, runway excursion, and structural damage to the right wing.

## Other reports on N8384K (1)

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

- [Accident 20070324006259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070324006259A), Mar 24, 2007: Univar 1081 (N8384K), Lawrenceville, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing on runway 25 at Briscoe field (lzu) in Lawrenceville, GA. As he was touching down, it appeared to the pilot that he was drifting to the…

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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