20200601010839A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stinson 108-3 · Watkins, CO · June 1, 2020

Date
June 1, 2020 · 11:19 local
Place
Watkins, CO
Airport
Colorado Air And Space Port
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6518M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20CA204
Reported as
Stinson 108-3
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4165 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
829 total25 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 6, 2020 at approximately 1119 MST, N6518M, a Stinson model 108-3 aircraft was substantially damaged during an attempt to land at the Colorado Air And Space Port Airport (kcfo). There was one sole occupant onboard with no injuries sustained. Weather at the time was VMC (011721 00000KT 10SM SCT180 31/04 A3014). Aircraft departed the Colorado Air And Space Port Airport (kcfo) (runway 26) under VMC conditions. The pilot loss directional control of the aircraft when landing at the same departure airport. The aircraft bounced off the runway surface while making a 3-point landing and then subsequently ground looped resulting in the aircraft flipping over onto its? Top side when it veered off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 6, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1119 MST, N6518M, A STINSON MODEL 108-3 AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE COLORADO AIR AND SPACE PORT AIRPORT (KCFO). THERE WAS ONE SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC (011721 00000KT 10SM SCT180 31/04 A3014). AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE COLORADO AIR AND SPACE PORT AIRPORT (KCFO) (RUNWAY 26) UNDER VMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN LANDING AT THE SAME DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE WHILE MAKING A 3-POINT LANDING AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER ONTO ITS? TOP SIDE WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.