- Date
- March 24, 2007, 20:20 local (Mar 25, 2007, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrenceville, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8384KStinson 108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- College Park FSDO-11
- FAA report
- 20070324006259A
- Case key
- 65477
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll out resulting in a ground loop.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane veered off the runway and ground looped. The pilot stated he made a visual approach to runway 25 and touched down on the main gear. The winds were calm. On touchdown the airplane veered to the left and departed the runway onto the grass. The airplane continued in a ground loop to the left before coming to a stop. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed the right wing tip, right aileron tip, right wing root, right elevator tip, right main landing gear, and tail wheel were damaged.
Factual narrative
The pilot stated he was conducting a VFR personal flight at night with three passengers. They departed Lawrenceville, Georgia, and flew around the local area before returning to the airport. The pilot stated he made a visual approach to runway 25 and touched down on the main gear. The winds were calm. On touchdown the airplane veered to the left and departed the runway onto the grass. The airplane continued in a ground loop to the left before coming to a stop. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed the right wing tip, right aileron tip, right wing root, right elevator tip, right main landing gear, and tail wheel were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8384K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1354
- Airframe hours
- 2,430
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-150-B3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Barry A. Bates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 2006 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- KLZU · Lawrenceville, GA
- Destination
- KLZU · Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport
- KLZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field, runway 25, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 1, 2006
- Flight hours
- 1,167 total · 315 in this make and model · 999 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.30 inHg
- Observed at
- KLZU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8384K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.