# Accident 20201103020659A: Stinson 108-3, El Monte, CA, November 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: San Gabriel Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0860° N, 118.0348° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0860&lon=-118.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6855M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6855M-2023-01-14) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,556 total, 23 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201103020659A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UN COMMANDED VEER TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL FROM THE STUDENT AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE CONDITION AND WAS UNABLE. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED WITH THE LEFT WING CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE OCCUPANTS. THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT AILERON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. UPON INSPECTION BY THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE SPRINGS CONNECTING THE TAIL WHEEL TO THE RUDDER WERE MISSING AND LATER FOUND ALONG THE RUNWAY PASSED THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT UNDER CONSIDERATION, WILL AMEND WHEN DETERMINED. SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT NUMBER 2020FA0000536 SUBMITTED 12/15/2020.

## 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 WPR21LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA064), Nov 3, 2020: Stinson 108-3 (N6855M), El Monte, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during the landing roll due to an undetermined failure of the tailwheel assembly.

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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