# Accident 20240506005899A: Stinson 108-2, Titusville, FL, May 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2024, 10:47 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Arthur Dunn Air Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6226° N, 80.8354° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6226&lon=-80.8354&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2721L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2721L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,036 total, 614 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240506005899A

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING TO RUNWAY 15 AT ARTHUR DUNN AIRPARK(X21). PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR (PAPI) LIGHT WAS DAMAGED AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE AIRCRAFT FLOOR WAS OBSERVED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 ERA24LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA210), May 6, 2024: Stinson 108-2 (N2721L), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in variable wind conditions, which resulted in runway excursion and collision with an approach light.

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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