# NTSB ANC98LA039: Stinson 108-2, N134C, Chugiak, AK, April 18, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 17, 1998, 17:00 local (Apr 18, 1998, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Chugiak, AK - Coordinates: 61.409603, -149.169769 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4096&lon=-149.1698&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 3131 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC98LA039 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3131/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA039 ## Probable cause The pilot's selection of an unsuitable, slush-covered, runway for landing. A factor was the slush-covered runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - slush covered (contributing factor) - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted - terrain condition - high vegetation - Nose over, landing - aborted ## Analysis The private pilot was attempting to land on the 1,000 feet long by 30 feet wide gravel runway. Upon touchdown, he realized there was five to six inches of slushy snow on the gravel surface, and he attempted to abort the landing. The airplane contacted brush at the departure end of the runway, and nosed over. ## Factual narrative On April 17, 1998, at 1700 Alaska daylight time, a Stinson 108-2 tailwheel airplane, N134C, sustained substantial damage during an aborted landing at the Eklutna Lake - Bold airstrip, 10 miles northeast of Chugiak, Alaska. The solo private pilot was uninjured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed Merrill Field, Anchorage, Alaska, at 1600, to stop at the Bold airstrip, and then return. The pilot stated in a telephone interview with the NTSB Investigator-In-Charge on April 18, 1998, that he was attempting to land on runway 14, which measures 1,000 feet long by 30 feet wide. Upon touchdown, he realized there was five to six inches of slushy snow on the gravel runway, and he attempted to abort the landing. The airplane contacted brush at the departure end of the takeoff area, and the airplane nosed over. The elevators, wings, propeller, and fuselage were damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N134C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134C), registered now, S/N 108-3134 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Stinson 108-2 - Registry model: [Universal Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230416) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 108-3134 - Airframe hours: 2598 - Engines: Franklin 6A4-165-B4 165 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Bruce C. Jones - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, August 8, 1997, 70 hours before - Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK - Destination: A13, BOLD, AK - Airport: A13, Bold-Eklutna Lake Strip, runway 14, 1,000 × 30 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 130 total, 110 in this make and model, 83 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 36 °F ## 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 19980417007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980417007169A), Apr 17, 1998: Univar 1082, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (From .19) landed remote strip found slush. Tried go around. Hit brush end runway. Nosed over. (From .4) the private pilot was attempting to land on the 1,000… ## Other investigations on N134C (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 WPR20CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA236), Jul 8, 2020: Stinson 108 (N134C), Farewell Lakes, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway overrun and airplane nose 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. 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