- Date
- August 19, 1995, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tribune, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6911MStinson 108-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950819026819A
- Case key
- 10014
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Probable cause
the pilot's use of excessive braking during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that while landing, the airplane pulled to the right. The pilot stated that he then applied excessive left brake which caused the tailwheel airplane to nose over.
Factual narrative
On August 19, 1995, at 1600 central daylight time (CDT), a Stinson 108-3, N6911M, was substantially damaged while landing at Tribune Municipal Airport, Tribune, Kansas. The pilot reported no injuries. The local 14 CFR Part 91 flight originated from a private airstrip in Tribune, Kansas, at 1545 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed.
In a written statement, the pilot reported that after practicing several takeoffs and landings at his private grass strip, he flew to Tribune Municipal Airport to practice several more on an asphalt runway. The pilot stated that during his first landing at Tribune, the airplane pulled to the right after touchdown. "I applied excessive left brake, causing the tailwheel aircraft to nose over," the pilot stated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6911M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-4911
- Airframe hours
- 2,114
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles Koehn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 11, 1994 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- 5K2
- Airport
- 5K2 · Tribune Municipal Airport, runway 35, 5,100 × 45 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 158 total · 10 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.