# Incident 20140519011259I: Stinson 108-2, Ann Arbor, MI, May 19, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2014, 14:25 local time
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2229° N, 83.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANN ARBOR MUNI (ARB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2229&lon=-83.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9316K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9316K) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,620 total, 920 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140519011259I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED: MONDAY 5/19/2014 AT ABOUT 2:30 PM. N9316K AT ARB WEATHER WAS CLEAR, WIND WAS REPORTED AS OUT OF 180

AFTER PREFLIGHTING IN MY HANGAR IN THE NE "TEES", I MOVED TO THE RUN UP AREA AND DID A NORMAL RUN UP.

AFTER I WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF I MOVED INTO POSITION ON RUNWAY 24 AND APPLIED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN LEFT AND MY CONTROL INPUTS WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. MY LEFT GEAR LEG MUST HAVE ENCOUNTERED A RUNWAY LIGHT AS THE FAIRING ON THE LEFT GEAR LEG WAS DAMAGED. AFTER STOPPING I WAS ABLE, WITH CLEARANCE FROM THE TOWER, TO TAXI BACK TO MY HANGAR. DURING THE TAXI BACK THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO BE NORMALLY CONTROLLABLE.

I SUSPECT THAT THE LEFT BRAKE STUCK OR THE TAILWHEEL DID NOT LOCK AFTER MY TURN ONTO THE RUNWAY.

AN AIRCRAFT LOG ENTRY WAS MADE STATING; CHECKED THE TAILWHEEL AND BRAKES FOR PROPER FUNCTION. AIRCRAFT TAXI TESTED AND TEST FLOWN, ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTION NORMAL.

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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