# Accident 20161018017639A: Stinson 108, Austin, TX, October 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2016, 10:20 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3975° N, 97.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3975&lon=-97.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97634, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97634) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 80 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161018017639A

## Narrative

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

1. DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT: THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/18/2016 AT AUSTIN EXECUTIVE (KEDC). THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WAS A STINSON 108, WITH A CONVENTIONAL (TAILWHEEL) LANDING GEAR.  THE PIC, WAS FLYING FROM 1TE4, ZUEHL AIRPORT NEAR SAN ANTONIO, TO AUSTIN EXECUTIVE. NO PASSENGERS. WINDS WERE INITIALLY 170 AT 15 GUSTING 17 BUT GUSTS INCREASED TO 21. THE PIC STRUGGLED WITH  CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING AND WENT AROUND. THE SECOND APPROACH ENDED IN LOSS OF CONTROL ON THE RUNWAY. PIC STATED THE WIND WAS SHEARING AT ALTITUDE CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS. UPON TOUCHDOWN HE USED HAEVY LEFT BRAKE WHILE PULLING FAR AFT ON THE YOKE. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. PROPELLER AND ENGINE DAMAGE WERE OBSERVED ALONG WITH AND BENT/BROKEN LEFT WING AND LEFT AILERON.

2. CAUSAL AND OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS NOT ALREADY ADDRESSED: NONE

3. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTION ACTION TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE:  AIRMAN COUNSELING.

4. COMMENTS IF ANY:  NONE

## 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 CEN17LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA023), Oct 18, 2016: Stinson 108 (N97634), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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