# Accident 20150301007029A: Stinson 108-3, Cordova, AK, March 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2015, 11:20 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3650° N, 146.1839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3650&lon=-146.1839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4449P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4449P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 24 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150301007029A

## Narrative

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

INITIAL STATEMENT TO NTSB INVESTIGATOR BY PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THAT STINSON 108-3 N4449P AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING OFF AIRPORT DAMAGING  LEFT WING AND WING SPAR. NTSB CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN ACCIDENT. PILOT RESPONDED TO FAA IIC LETTER OF INQUIRY WITH SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN STATEMENT:

HERE IS THE INFORMATION YOU REQUESTED TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE:

ON MARCH 1ST, 2015 I GROUND LOOPED A STINSON 108-3 ON THE OUTSIDE BEACH NEAR POINT STEELE, NEAR CORDOVA, AK.  I DEPARTED FROM CORDOVA AT APPROXIMATELY AT 11:00AM AND ARRIVED AT PT. STEELE AT APPROXIMATELY 11:20AM.  SKIES WERE CLEAR AND CALM IN CORDOVA. IT SEEMED TO ME LIKE I SHEARED A VALVE STEM UPON LANDING.  THE PLANE GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING ONE WING TIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND I WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE PLANE.

THERE WAS SPAR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AS WELL AS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP.  MOST OF THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING OCCURRED DURING HELICOPTER TRANSPORT.  THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE PROP.  THERE WAS NO LANDING GEAR DAMAGE OTHER THAN A BLOWN TIRE ON THE LEFT SIDE.

THE TOTAL TIME ON THE AIRFRAME IS 2261 HOURS.  TOTAL TIME ON THE ENGINE IS 730 SMOH.   I HAVE 85 TOTAL PILOT HOURS, 24 OF WHICH ARE IN THE STINSON.  I RECEIVED MY CERTIFICATIONS ON 1/27/14.  BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I DON?T HAVE ANY PICTURES, BUT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO SCROUNGE SOME UP FROM SOMEONE.

IF YOU NEED ANY MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT THIS ADDRESS, BECAUSE IT IS THE SUREST WAY TO REACH ME.

RESPECTFULLY,

## 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 ANC15CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA013), Mar 1, 2015: Stinson 108 (N4449P), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a collision with terrain.

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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