CHI70FDW17

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-1 · Hudson, MI · May 19, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1970
Place
Hudson, MI · HUDSON, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8414KStinson 108-1
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122989

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2181  70/5/19    HUDSON,MICH         STINSON 108-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 183
        TIME - 1945                    N8414K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUDSON,MICH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT GND SHORT OF RWY,BOUNCED,CTC THEN MADE HALFWAY DWN 1600FT RWY.PLT TURNED TO AVOID TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N8414K
Reported as
Stinson 108-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moore Field

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.