# Accident 20210725011829A: Stinson 108-1, Boseman, MT, July 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2021, 13:44 local time
- Place: Boseman, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7772° N, 111.1503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7772&lon=-111.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8844K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8844K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 66 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210725011829A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING, PILOT EXPERIENCED RIGHT DRIFT DUE TO UN ANTICIPATED/FORECASTED WIND AND WAS UNABLE TO RETAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.  INITIATED A HARD LEFT-RUDDER INPUT WHICH CAUSE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT TO COLLAPSE AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND CONTACT WITH LEFT WING.

## 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 WPR21LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA289), Jul 25, 2021: Stinson 108-1 (N8844K), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N8844K (1)

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

- [Incident 19960219004709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960219004709I), Feb 19, 1996: Univar 1081 (N8844K), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: landed rwy 9 at Lakeland, during taxi to main terminal experienced gust of wind from 150 degrees at approx 11-12 kt a/c nosed up and right wing tip…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.