- Date
- July 26, 1992, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hanson, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N13462Stinson JR.SR.
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920726027329A
- Case key
- 11829
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Probable cause
The pilot inadequate compensation for wind which resulted in the loss of directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was taking off from an airstrip to position his floatplane at a seaplane base. The airplane was equipped with a portable six wheel ' dolly ' which attaches to the floats, and automatically detaches when the airplane becomes airborne during takeoff. According to the FAA, this was the pilot's first flight with this locally fabricated arrangement. The pilot stated that during takeoff the ' dolly ' malfunctioned, and the airplane turned approximately 70 degrees to the left reducing the speed of the airplane. The airplane settled back onto the runway sideways breaking off the' x brace resulting in the float structure collapsing under the airplane.' The right wing then struck the ground, breaking the spars. The pilot reported that there was 5 knots right crosswind. A witness reported that during takeoff roll the right wing lifted, followed by the separation of the right float dolly. The airplane then swerved left on the left float dolly and the left wing struck the ground. The witness said the airplane slid sideways, collapsing the floats.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13462
- Reported as
- Stinson JR.SR.
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8715
- Airframe hours
- 4,123
- Engine
- Lycoming R-680-13, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Annis, Peter
- Registered owner
- North River Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 20, 1992 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- MA02
- Destination
- MA01 · Halifax, MA
- Airport
- MA02 · Cranland, runway 18, 1,860 × 60 ft, gravel
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
- 51
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 22,686 total · 35 in this make and model · 10,960 as pilot in command · 144 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 22,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KNZW, 1 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.