# Accident 20180311001909A: Stinson 108-2, Cedar Rapids, IA, March 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2018, 14:25 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Eastern Iowa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8864° N, 91.7069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8864&lon=-91.7069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9457K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9457K-2018-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 759 total, 452 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180311001909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT:

ON MARCH 11, 2018 AROUND 2:00 I WENT FLYING MY STINSON 108-2; N 9457K. L WAS STAYING IN THE PATTERN TO PRACTICE THREE POINT LANDINGS DUE TO RECENTLY READING NUMEROUS ARTICLES ABOUT HOW THREE POINT LANDINGS ARE SAFER DUE TO LOWER AIRSPEED AND MORE CONTROL. I WAS ON MY FOURTH LANDING ON RUNWAY 09, AND HAD NOTIFED TOWER THIS WOULD BE A FULL STOP AND TAXI TO THE FUEL PUMP.

THE APPROACH FELT NORMAL AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN THREE POINT CONFGURATION. THEN THE FRONT WHEELS SEEMED TO BALLOON SLIGHTLY SO I APPLIED MORE BACK PRESSURE. AT THAT TIME, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER BUT IT STILL KEPT GOING. THEN THE RIGHT WINGTIP HIT THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED STRAIGHT OVER.

AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT RELEASED HIS  SEATBELTS, UNLOCKED THE DOOR AND CRAWLED OUT OF THE PLANE AND STAYED AWAY ABOUT 100 YARDS UNTIL THE CRASH CREWS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE TO ASSIST. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 2:25 PM.

## 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 GAA18CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA156), Mar 11, 2018: Stinson 108 (N9457K), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a nose-over.

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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