- Date
- July 15, 1990, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Payne, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9039KStinson 108-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900715025899A
- Case key
- 8255
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Probable cause
The pilot's selection of a runway which afforded a tailwind, and his improper use of the elevator control during the landing roll.
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 pilot reported that during the landing roll, on runway 04. A gust of wind lifted the tail as the airplane slowed to about 25 to 30 mph. He reported the wind as light & variable with gusts of unknown velocity. Weather reporting stations 30 & 20 miles sw & se of the field reported calm winds & westerly winds of 5 KTS, respectively. In his report, the pilot said the accident could have been prevented by waiting until traffic had cleared, & landed on runway 22. An FAA inspector stated that the pilot did not hold the elevator control fully aft during the end of the landing roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9039K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-2039
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-150B3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Williams, J. Fred
- Departed
- 25A · Weaver, AL
- Destination
- 4A9
- Airport
- 4A9 · Isbell Field, runway 4, 4,000 × 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 356 total · 16 in this make and model · 314 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RMG, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.