# Accident 20231130022419A: Stinson 108-2, Martinsville, VA, November 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2023, 11:30 local time
- Place: Martinsville, VA
- Airport: Blue Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6304° N, 80.0176° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6304&lon=-80.0176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9564K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9564K) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 11 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231130022419A

## Narrative

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

THE PRIVATE-CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS UNDER INSTRUCTION FOR A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. HE WAS PERFORMING A WHEEL LANDING WHEN THE PLANE SWERVED TO THE LEFT. HE TRIED TO COUNTER BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED BEFORE THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR COULD TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE LEFT WING AND LEFT ELEVATOR STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE. WIND WAS DIRECT CROSSWIND AT 5 KNOTS IN BENIGN VFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 ERA24LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA052), Nov 30, 2023: Stinson 108-2 (N9564K), Martinsville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a wheel landing in crosswind conditions and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a ground loop on the runway.

## Other reports on N9564K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980822035879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822035879I), Aug 22, 1998: Univar 1082 (N9564K), Minor damage. (-5)Blew #4 cylinder after takeoff and landed on interstate 287 south.

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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