# NTSB DEN06CA049: Stinson 108-1, N8947K, Limon, CO, March 15, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 15, 2006, 09:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Limon, CO
- Coordinates: 39.272499, -103.666114
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2725&lon=-103.6661&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN06CA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63350/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA049

## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the aborted landing resulting in an impact with a ditch.  Contributing factors were the gusty wind conditions and the pilot's improper compensation for the wind conditions during landing.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted landing - attempted, pilot in command
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

During landing on runway 16, the pilot felt a strong gust of wind push the airplane to the right.  The pilot then applied power in an attempt to abort the landing.  Subsequently, the airplane impacted a drainage ditch approximately 40 feet to the right of the runway, and the airplane came to rest upright.  The pilot reported the wind from 190 degrees at 18 knots, gusting to 24 knots.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot, he felt a strong gust of wind push the airplane to the right during landing on runway 16.  The pilot then applied power in an attempt to abort the landing.  Subsequently, the airplane impacted a drainage ditch approximately 40 feet to the right of the runway, and the airplane came to rest upright.  The pilot reported the wind from 190 degrees at 18 knots, gusting to 24 knots.

At 0955, the Limon Muncipal Airport, Limon, Colorado, automated surface observing system reported the wind from 210 degrees at 24 knots, gusting to 34 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8947K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8947K), registered now, S/N 108-1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Stinson 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 108-1946
- Engines: Franklin 6A4-150 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Donald L. Purvis
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ULS, ULYSSES, KS
- Destination: LIC, Limon, CO
- Airport: LIC, Limon Muni, runway 16

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 183 total, 180 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20060315005439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060315005439A), Mar 15, 2006: Univar 1081, Limon, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot indicates that he experienced greater than forecast winds aloft enroute from ulysses, Kansas to boulder, Colorado. Pilot diverted to Limon, CO for…

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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