# Accident 20220216002079A: Stinson 108-3, Pahokee, FL, February 16, 2022 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 16, 2022, 11:18 local time - Place: Pahokee, FL - Airport: Pahokee - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 26.8202° N, 80.6620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pahokee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8202&lon=-80.6620&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6493M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6493M) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 20,100 total, 825 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220216002079A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. FAA INSPECTORS STATEMENT ? ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION NTSB # ERA22LA128 ATQA NO.: ASO1922029 REGISTRATION: N6493M SAS ACTIVITY ID: SO19202208805 MAKE: 1948 STINSON MODEL: 108-3 SERIAL NUMBER: 108-4493 ANNUAL AIRCRAFT/ENGINE/PROPELLER CONDITION INSPECTION: MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION DATED 05/20/2021 MOST RECENT 100 HOUR INSPECTIONS DATED 05/20/2021 TOTAL TIME AIRFRAME ? 3075.1 HOURS TOTAL TIME ENGINE ? 3075.1 HOURS TOTAL TIME PROPELLER ? 2738.5 (SINCE 5/20/2021) TOTAL TIME TBO ? 1432.1 HOURS TOTAL TIME AIRFRAME ? 3075.1 HOURS TOTAL TIME ENGINE ? 3075.1 HOURS TOTAL TIME PROPELLER ? 2738.5 (SINCE 5/20/2021) WHEN: FEBRUARY 16, 2022 1118 EST WHERE: 1948 STINSON 108-3, REGISTRATION N6493M WITH TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD FLYING, TOOK OFF FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES, PAHOKEE (PHK) AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LAST TRACK WAS AT 0 FEET ON A HEADING OF 360° ON THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 36 AT PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES (PHK) PAHOKEE AIRPORT, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND ON FEBRUARY 16, 2022 AT AROUND 1:00 P.M BY INSPECTORS FROM THE SOUTH FLORIDA FSDO. WHAT: PART 91 OPERATION, N6493M WAS OPERATED AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WAS PROVIDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER VFR DEPARTING PAHOKEE IN THE GRASS, WEST OF RUNWAY 36. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT FROM GIVEN FROM THE PILOT IN COMMAND / CFI: DURING TAKE OFF, EARLY ON THE ROLL, TAIL BEGAN TO FLY AND RAISE UP W/ THE ASSIST OF FWD ELEVATOR PRSSURE. THE TAIL STARTED TO SETTLE A LITTLE AND MORE FWD PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, TOO MUCH. NOT SURE IF BRAKES WERE APPLIED BY PILOT FLYING. PILOT FLYING DOES NOT RECALL. INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM NOSING OVER BEFORE THE PROP TIPS MADE CONTACT WITH THE GRASS. AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE FWD MOMENTUM RAISED THE TAIL, TAIL OVER NOSE WHILE THE PROPELLER DECELERATED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECEIVING TAILWHEEL TRAINING AND WAS NOT YET ENDORSED. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT FROM GIVEN FROM THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION: TAKING OFF RWY 36 IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT TAIL LIFTED OFF THE GROUND TOO MUCH. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE WINGS DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE AIRMAN RECEIVING INSTRUCTION DID NOT HAVE A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AND WAS UNABLE TO ACT AS PILOT IN COMMAND, HENCE THE REASON FOR INSTRUCTION. IT IS THIS INSPECTOR?S OPINION THAT LATE, OR A LACK OF INSTRUCTIONAL INTERVENTION FROM THE CFI TO THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A TIMELY CORRECTION TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM FLIPPING OVER ITS NOSE AND NOT MAINTAINING PROPER ELEVATOR PRESSURE AND APPLICATION OF BRAKES FROM PILOT FLYING. ## NTSB investigation None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search 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.