# Accident 20190512000559A: Stinson 108-3, Soldotna, AK, May 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2019, 15:23 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5247° N, 150.9964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5247&lon=-150.9964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6392M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6392M) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 53 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190512000559A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 12, 2019, AT 1523 LOCAL TIME,  N6392M, A STINSON 108-3, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER AFTER HITTING A SOFT SPOT IN THE RUNWAY DURING A LANDING ROLLOUT.  WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE CLEAR WITH VARIABLE WINDS AT 3 - 5 MPH.

## 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 GAA19CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA263), May 12, 2019: Stinson 108 (N6392M), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's overapplication of the brakes during landing on a soft runway, which resulted in 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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