# Accident 20160225003619A: Stinson 108-3, Livermore, CA, February 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2016, 11:15 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6933° N, 121.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6933&lon=-121.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N862C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N862C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,940 total, 1 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160225003619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING   AT LIVERMORE, CA. (LVK) RUNWAY 25L, AFTER TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY,  GROUND LOOPED IN TALL GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAYS WITH LEFT WING CONTACTING GROUND HARD WHEN AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.

THE AIRCRAFT OWNER WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND A CFI PILOT WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT WHO WAS PERFORMING THE LANDING.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL LEFT WING DAMAGE. PLOT AND OWNER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR16CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16CA077), Feb 25, 2016: Stinson 108 3 (N862C), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel's failure to detect the worn tailwheel assembly during the…

## Other reports on N862C (1)

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

- [Incident 20141029021229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141029021229I), Oct 29, 2014: Stinson 108-3 (N862C), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. On 10/23/2014 the aircraft owner was issued a ferry permit to travel from oakdale airport, California (O27) to Livermore airport, California (lvk) via direct…

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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