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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stinson L-5E · Tucson, AZ · August 20, 2015

Date
August 20, 2015 · 13:00 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N944LB
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15CA249
Reported as
Stinson L-5E
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total30 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing at Tucson International pilot immediately ground looped aircraft. Aircraft departed runway to the right and struck a runway sign.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL PILOT IMMEDIATELY GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.