# Accident 20220730013609A: Stinson 108-1, Columbus, OH, July 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2022, 10:40 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: John Glenn Columbus International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9991° N, 82.8884° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9991&lon=-82.8884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9162K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9162K) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,038 total, 56 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220730013609A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STINSON, LHQ-CMH, LANDING RUNWAY 28R, LANDED HARD, LEFT GEAR BROKE AND FOLDED UNDER CABIN. STRIKING LEFT WING ON GROUND AND PROP. OCCUPANTS EXITED AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL

## 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 ERA22LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA353), Jul 30, 2022: Stinson 108-1 (N9162K), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and a collapse of the left main landing gear.

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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