# Incident 20140815016999I: Stinson L-5, Hondo, TX, August 15, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2014, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hondo, TX
- Airport: Hondo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3592° N, 99.1762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HONDO RGNL (HDO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3592&lon=-99.1762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N178, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5 (registry code 8630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-435
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140815016999I

## Narrative

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

UPON THE FIRST LANDING OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR A COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT CHECK-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND GROUND LOOPED.  THE OUTBOARD TWO FEET OF RIGHT WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE, AS WELL AS TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AND RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY.  NO INJURIES.  THE RIGHT TAIL WHEEL CONTROL CABLE WAS DETACHED FROM TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY; THE ATTACHMENT CLIP HAD BEEN TORN LOOSE.  DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT, AS AIRCRAFT SPEED SLOWED, THE RUDDER BECAME INEFFECTIVE AND THE TAIL WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND TO RUDDER PEDAL INPUT.  FAA INSPECTOR FOUND THAT THE TAIL WHEEL CONTROL CABLE ATTACHMENT CLIPS AND CABLES WERE SUSPECTED UNAPPROVED PARTS.

## Other reports on N178 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160908015099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160908015099A), Sep 8, 2016: Stinson L-5 (N178), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. 1) Description: the pilot of Stinson L-5 , registered as N178, was conducting proficiency flights at kssf (Stinson municipal airport). Winds were 160/09 with…

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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