# Accident 20200708004799A: Universal Stinson 108-2, Wasilla, AK, July 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2020, 20:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Unplublished
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3158° N, 153.3650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3158&lon=-153.3650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230416, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVERSAL STINSON 108-2
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200708004799A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON AN UNMARKED AIRSTRIP THAT WAS UNIMPROVED. AFTER PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL AND AFTER HALF THE RUNWAY WAS PASSED THE PILOT MADE THE DETERMINATION THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE REMAINING DISTANCE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN BECUASE IT WAS RAINING ALL DAY AND THAT GROUND WAS SOFT.

AFTER CUTTING POWER, AND IN THE LAST 1/4 OF THE RUNWAY, THERE WERE 8 INCH DIAMETER LOW CUT TREE STUMPS THAT PRETRUDED FROIM THE GROUND WHICH CAUGHT A WHEEL AND CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OVER ON ITS NOSE. THIS IS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.

## 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 WPR20CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA236), Jul 8, 2020: Stinson 108 (N134C), Farewell Lakes, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway overrun and airplane nose over.

## Other reports on N134C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980417007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980417007169A), Apr 17, 1998: Univar 1082 (N134C), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (From .19) landed remote strip found slush. Tried go around. Hit brush end runway. Nosed over. (From .4) the private pilot was attempting to land on the 1,000…
- [Incident 19960817030039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817030039I), Aug 17, 1996: Univar 1082 (N134C), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: engine failure on climb-out. Landed without incident. Engine accessory case ruptured and case halves and number 2 cylinder cracked. Owner instructed…

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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