# Accident 20200601010839A: Stinson 108-3, Watkins, CO, June 1, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2020, 11:19 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Colorado Air And Space Port
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7942° N, 104.5506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7942&lon=-104.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6518M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6518M) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 829 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200601010839A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN20CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA204), Jun 1, 2020: Stinson 108 (N6518M), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing during variable 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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