# Accident 20160430004319A: Universal Stinson 108, Calverton, NY, April 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2016, 10:30 local time
- Place: Calverton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9150° N, 72.7919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9150&lon=-72.7919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8660K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8660K-2017-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108 (registry code 9230412, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVERSAL STINSON 108
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 45 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160430004319A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT CALVERTON AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE HAVING PROBLEMS/MISSING.  PILOT STATED HIS INTENTION WAS TO LAND, PERFORM RUN-UP TO CLEAR ENGINE.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND/TAXI, PILOT STATED, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIS LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE GROUND, LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, GROUND LOOP.  PROP STRUCK RUNWAY, ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER. SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BELLY OF FUSELAGE.   PILOT STATED THAT WX REPORTS FORCASTED WINDS OF ABOUT 10 KNOTS. DETERMINED AUTO-FUEL BEING USED, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR HAS STC FOR AUTO-FUEL.  HE USES AN UNAPPROVED METHOD TO REMOVE ETHANOL FROM THE AUTO-FUEL.

PILOT PHONE  631-470-2898

## 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 ERA16LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA173), Apr 30, 2016: Universal Stinson 108 (N8660K), Calverton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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