# NTSB CHI03LA145: Stinson 108-1, N8278K, Jenison, MI, June 2, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 1, 2003, 20:00 local (Jun 2, 2003, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Jenison, MI - Coordinates: 42.935832, -85.805 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9358&lon=-85.8050&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 57175 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA145 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57175/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA145 ## Probable cause The pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor to the accident was the overload of the right main landing gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Main gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage when the right landing gear collapsed while landing on a 49-foot wide asphalt runway. The pilot stated that upon touchdown the airplane instantly veered to the left. The pilot reported that he applied full right rudder and the brakes, but could not regain control of the airplane. The pilot stated that the right wing came in contact with the runway and the right landing gear collapsed. The airplane then veered off the side of the runway. ## Factual narrative On June 1, 2003, about 2000 eastern daylight time, a Stinson 108-1, N8278K, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when the right main landing gear collapsed during landing rollout on runway 32 (3,920 feet by 49 feet, asphalt) at the Riverview Airport, Jenison, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The flight departed from a private airstrip near Hudsonville, Michigan. The pilot stated that upon touchdown the airplane instantly veered to the left. The pilot reported that he applied full right rudder and the brakes, but could not regain control of the airplane. The pilot stated that the right wing came in contact with the ground, and the right landing gear collapsed. The airplane then "slid" off the left side of the runway, and the propeller struck the ground twice before the airplane came to a full stop. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8278K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278K-2006-07-11), registration cancelled 2006-07-11, S/N 108-1278, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Stinson 108-1 - Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 108-1278 - Airframe hours: 1784 - Engines: Franklin O-470-J 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: MV Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Mitchell Veenstra - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 28, 2003, 22.5 hours before - Departed: MI82, Hudsonville, MI - Destination: 08C, Jenison, MI - Airport: 08C, Riverview, runway 32, 3,920 × 49 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review July 26, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 115 total, 52 in this make and model, 85 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 240° at 6 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: GRR, 13 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 20030601011029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030601011029A), Jun 1, 2003: Univar 1081, Jenison, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot's statement: "came in for landing, normal configuration, touched runway. At that second, lost control. Aircraft veered to left, left wing came up,… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.