# Accident 20220127001209A: Universal Stinson 108-2, Byron, CA, January 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2022, 15:00 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4973° N, 121.3758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4973&lon=-121.3758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9433K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9433K) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 59 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220127001209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA085), Jan 27, 2022: Universal Stinson 108-2 (N9433K), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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