# Accident 20160625017899A: Stinson L-5G, Beckwourth, CA, June 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2016, 10:30 local time
- Place: Beckwourth, CA
- Airport: Nervino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8207° N, 120.3696° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8207&lon=-120.3696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2581B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5G (registry code 8630214, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5G
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-435
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 759 total, 279 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625017899A

## Narrative

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

DURING A COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE CHECK RIDE, THE PILOT RECEIVING THE CHECK OUT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING HIS SECOND LANDING.  THE CHECK PILOT, THAT WAS LATER DETERMINED INELIGIBLE TO ADMINISTER THE CHECK RIDE, DID NOT INTERVENE AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER ENTERING A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 WPR16CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16CA147), Jun 25, 2016: Stinson L 5G (N2581B), Beckwourth, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the check pilot's failure to act in a timely manner to prevent the…

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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