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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stinson 108-1 · Morgan, UT · February 12, 2023

Date: February 12, 2023 · 22:32 local
Place: Morgan, UT
Airport: Morgan County
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8135K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA109
Reported as: Stinson 108-1
Reported engine: Franklin 6A4150 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total120 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days

N8135KRegistered now · Stinson 108-1S/N 108-1135 · Built 1946 Airframe modelStinson 108-1 Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot touched down and slowed. The tailwheel touched down as well. The aircraft started to turn left, pilot applied right rudder. Right rudder was too abrupt and aircraft slowed to the point the pilot couldn’t get the aircraft from going right. 42U has a narrow runway and snow was piled on edge of runway. Right wheel caught on snow and right wing on snow bank. The pane flipped forward. Pilot and passenger exited aircraft. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AND SLOWED. THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AS WELL. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN LEFT, PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER. RIGHT RUDDER WAS TOO ABRUPT AND AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO THE POINT THE PILOT COULDN’T GET THE AIRCRAFT FROM GOING RIGHT. 42U HAS A NARROW RUNWAY AND SNOW WAS PILED ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. RIGHT WHEEL CAUGHT ON SNOW AND RIGHT WING ON SNOW BANK. THE PANE FLIPPED FORWARD. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES.

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 WPR23LA109Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMorgan, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.Feb 12, 2023 · Substantial damage