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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stinson 108 · Wenatchee, WA · June 13, 2025

Date
June 13, 2025 · 15:16 local
Place
Wenatchee, WA
Airport
Wenatchee
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9550K
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR25LA179
Reported as
Stinson 108
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4165 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
131 total8 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the landing flair aircraft experenced a cross-wind event on the left wing causing the right main gear to touch down. The induced side loading caused the right main gear to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE LANDING FLAIR AIRCRAFT EXPERENCED A CROSS-WIND EVENT ON THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO TOUCH DOWN. THE INDUCED SIDE LOADING CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.