# NTSB CEN13CA317: Stinson 108, N677JD, Lebanon, IN, June 4, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 4, 2013, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Lebanon, IN
- Coordinates: 40.007221, -86.440277 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0072&lon=-86.4403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 2013
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA317
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87093/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA317

## Probable cause

The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Stinson 108, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=9230402), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Stinson 108, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=9230402), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Stinson 108, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=9230402), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

During the landing to a grass runway 18, the airplane "swung" to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and brake; however, the airplane departed the runway and nosed over in the muddy field adjacent the runway. The left wing strut was bent. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane at the time of the accident.

## Factual narrative

During the landing to a grass runway 18, the airplane "swung" to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and brake; however, the airplane departed the runway and nosed over in the muddy field adjacent the runway. The left wing strut was bent. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane at the time of the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N677JD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N677JD-2023-09-16), registration cancelled 2023-09-16, S/N 108-416, 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: 108-416
- Airframe hours: 1963
- Engines: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 10, 2013
- Departed: 6I4, Lebanon, IN
- Destination: 6I4, Lebanon, IN
- Airport: 6I4, Boone County Airport, runway 18, 3,600 × 30 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 3, 2013; seat: left; flight hours: 102 total, 26 in this make and model, 23 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observed at: KTYQ, 9 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20130604008559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130604008559A), Jun 4, 2013: Stinson 108, Lebanon, IN, Substantial damage. On June 4, 2013, the pilot departed Boone County Airport at 12:40 pm local time for a local 20 to 30 minute VFR flight. Upon returning to the Boone County…

## Other investigations on N677JD (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 CEN22LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA012), Oct 8, 2021: Stinson 108 (N677JD), Wildwood, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 26, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87093. 1.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40394692&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF

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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