# NTSB CHI83LA146: Stinson 108, N97270, Rochester, IN, March 25, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 25, 1983, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Location: 41.0655° N, 86.1817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULTON COUNTY (RCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0655&lon=-86.1817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA146
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12116/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA146

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - rudder - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in kind of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK AND NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND THE WIND WAS FROM 210 DEGREES AT 5 KTS. THE PILOT REPORTED HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE THE RUDDER PEDAL AND 'ATTRIBUTES THIS TO STINSONS AND MANY OTHER ACFT WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR PILOTS OF ABOVE AVERAGE HEIGHT. AS I PULLED TO FREE MY RIGHT FOOT, THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WAS ALSO PULLED IN ACTION AND THE CRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO A SNOW BANK ALONG THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN SOFT SNOW, UPSIDE DOWN'.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97270](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97270-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 108-270, 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: 108270
- Airframe hours: 2015
- Engines: FRANKLIN 6A4-150-B3 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Johnny Angel
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1982
- Departed: 418, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Airport: RCR, Fulton County, runway 29, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 86 total, 11 in this make and model, 50 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 28 °F

## 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 19830325009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830325009879A), Mar 25, 1983: Univar 108, Rochester, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot states his right foot slipped off rudder pedal and hung up. Aircraft veered into a snowbank on the rollout.

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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