# Incident 20231023018619I: Stinson 108-2, Fergus Falls, MN, October 23, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2023, 17:45 local time
- Place: Fergus Falls, MN
- Airport: Fergus Falls Municipal-Einar Mickel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2844° N, 96.1567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field (FFM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2844&lon=-96.1567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9493K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9493K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-2 (registry code 9230406, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 682 total, 320 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231023018619I

## Narrative

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

REPOSITIONING THE FLOAT PLANE AT AN AIRPORT TO REMOVE THE FLOATS AND INSTALL WHEELS FOR THE WINTER SEASON THE PIC WAS PERFORMING A PLANNED LANDING ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN A CROSSWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A RUNWAY SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FLOAT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES.

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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