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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Universal Stinson 108-2 · Byron, CA · January 27, 2022

Date: January 27, 2022 · 15:00 local
Place: Byron, CA
Airport: Byron Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9433K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA085
Reported as: Universal Stinson 108-2
Reported engine: Franklin 6A4165 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 107 total59 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N9433KRegistered now · Universal Stinson 108-2S/N 1082433 · Built 1947 Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-2 Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was landing runway 30 at C83 Byron, CA. Aircraft touched down in 3-point configuration and began to veer left. The pilot in the left seat attempted to correct with rudder inputs which aggravated the oscillations. The aircraft exited to the right or east side of runway 30 at mid-field. The left tire dug into the dirt, collapsing and folding under the aircraft so the left tire was now on the right side of the aircraft. Left wing tip and propeller contacted the ground, engine still running at impact. A portion of the fuselage below the pilots door separated due to the wing lift strut pulling up at wing impact and left gear pulling out of fuselage. Pilot shut down aircraft engine. Both pilot and CFI exited the aircraft with no injuries. A tow truck lifted the nose by the engine mounts at the firewall and wheeled the aircraft to the ramp and tied down. No mechanical irregularities were noted by the pilot of the CFI prior to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 30 AT C83 BYRON, CA. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN 3-POINT CONFIGURATION AND BEGAN TO VEER LEFT. THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER INPUTS WHICH AGGRAVATED THE OSCILLATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED TO THE RIGHT OR EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 30 AT MID-FIELD. THE LEFT TIRE DUG INTO THE DIRT, COLLAPSING AND FOLDING UNDER THE AIRCRAFT SO THE LEFT TIRE WAS NOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND, ENGINE STILL RUNNING AT IMPACT. A PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE BELOW THE PILOTS DOOR SEPARATED DUE TO THE WING LIFT STRUT PULLING UP AT WING IMPACT AND LEFT GEAR PULLING OUT OF FUSELAGE. PILOT SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT ENGINE. BOTH PILOT AND CFI EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. A TOW TRUCK LIFTED THE NOSE BY THE ENGINE MOUNTS AT THE FIREWALL AND WHEELED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP AND TIED DOWN. NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WERE NOTED BY THE PILOT OF THE CFI PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR22LA085Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportByron, CAThe pilot’s inadequate flare and loss of directional control during landing which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the instructor’s delayed remedial action.Jan 27, 2022 · Substantial damage