# NTSB ANC94LA108: Stinson 108, N97294, Salcha, AK, August 4, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 3, 1994, 18:00 local (Aug 4, 1994, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Salcha, AK
- Coordinates: 64.370422, -146.589614 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3704&lon=-146.5896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 2541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC94LA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2541/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA108

## Probable cause

THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.  A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE SPECIFIC MAKE/MODEL/TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PILOT WITH 65 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS AND 4.8 HOURS IN THE SPECIFIC MAKE/MODEL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS AIRPLANE AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP.  ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED INTO THE AIR.  THE PLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK SOME BRUSH AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AGAIN.  THE PILOT REDUCED THE PLANE'S ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AND APPLIED THE WHEEL BRAKES AT WHICH TIME THE PLANE NOSED OVER.

## Factual narrative

On August 3, 1994, at 1800 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Stinson 108 airplane, N97294, owned and operated by the pilot-in-command, nosed over during a landing attempt on a private (no name) strip near Salcha, Alaska.  The private certificated pilot and his one passenger, the sole occupants, were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage.  The pleasure flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, last departed the Bradley Lake airstrip at North Pole, Alaska at 1730 and the intended destination was the private strip in Salcha.  The pilot reported he did not file a flight plan and that visual meteorological conditions prevailed with clear skies and no wind.

The pilot reported that he made a three point landing and the airplane bounced into the air.  The left wing contacted some brush and the main landing gear contacted the landing strip again.  The pilot reduced the plane's engine power to idle while applying the wheel brakes and the airplane nosed over.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97294](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97294-2013-04-16), registration cancelled 2013-04-16, S/N 108-294, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 108-294
- Engines: FRANKLIN 6A4-165-B3 165 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Loomis, Andrew D.
- Registered owner: Loomis, Andrew D.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 11, 1993
- Departed: 95Z, FAIRBANKS, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 65 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19940803024299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940803024299A), Aug 3, 1994: Univar 108, Salcha, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced landing on remote strip. Left wing hit brush. Came back down on mains. Applied brakes and nosed over.

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.

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