# Accident 20241026021989A: Stinson L-5, Pleasanton, TX, October 26, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2024, 19:45 local time
- Place: Pleasanton, TX
- Airport: Pleasanton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9672° N, 98.4786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9672&lon=-98.4786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9HU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9HU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5 (registry code 8630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-435A/0-435C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241026021989A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.  ATTEMTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE FAILED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP.  INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT AND NOTED THE RIGHT MAIN STRUT HAS FRACTURED AND BROKE FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  EXCESSIVE DRAG FROM THE MISSING GEAR CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN25LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA030), Oct 26, 2024: Stinson L-5 (N9HU), Pleasanton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing.

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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