- Date
- March 30, 1983, 15:41 local (22:41 UTC)
- Place
- Aspen, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N434CStinson 108-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830330010119A
- Case key
- 16058
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While inbound, the plt checked the ATIS which was reporting a wind from 350 deg at 10 KTS. He continued inbound, and when he checked with the tower, the wind was from 350 deg at 6 KTS. The plt was cleared to land on the rwy of his choice, he stated that he elected to land on rwy 15 instead of rwy 33, since rwy I5 sloped uphill. Reportedly, at aprc 75 ft AGL, the acft encountered turbulence & a downdraft or wind shear. The plt applied power, but the acft touched down in a 3-point attitude, then became airborne again to about 30 ft AGL. He elected to continue the landing since there was sufficient rwy remaining. However, the acft encountered turbulence again & then after it touched down a gust of wind was also encountered. Subsequently, the acft went off the side of the rwy onto snow covered terrain & nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N434C
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-3434
- Engine
- Franklin 165HC, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald E. Murphy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- RIL · Rifle, CO
- Destination
- ASE · Aspen, CO
- Airport
- ASE · Aspen, runway 15, 6,001 × 80 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 61 total · 61 in this make and model · 27 as pilot in command · 61 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ASE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.