# Accident 20250613007659A: Stinson 108, Wenatchee, WA, June 13, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2025, 15:16 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Wenatchee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3988° N, 120.2068° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3988&lon=-120.2068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9550K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9550K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108 (registry code 9230402, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 8 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250613007659A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR25LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA179), Jun 13, 2025: Stinson 108-2 (N9550K), East Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a left crosswind.

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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