# NTSB ERA24LA210: Stinson 108-2, N2721L, Titusville, FL, May 6, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 6, 2024, 10:47 local (14:47 UTC) - Place: Titusville, FL - Coordinates: 28.622552, -80.83541 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6226&lon=-80.8354&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194220 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA210 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194220/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194220 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA210 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in variable wind conditions, which resulted in runway excursion and collision with an approach light. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Stinson 108-2, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=9230406), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Stinson 108-2, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=9230406), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: variable wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Stinson 108-2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025/cases.md?model=9230406), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Stinson 108-2, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=9230406), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Stinson 108-2, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=9230406), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Stinson 108-2, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=9230406), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported flying the airplane around the airport traffic pattern to warm up the engine prior to an engine oil filter change. During the landing roll of his second full stop landing, the pilot described that the wind abruptly changed direction and speed and he lost directional control of the airplane. Unable to initiate corrective maneuvers in time, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway into the grass, where it subsequently struck an precision approach path indicator light resulting in substantial damage to the airplane’s right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2721L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2721L), registered now, S/N 108-2721, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: STINSON 108-2 - Registry model: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 108-2721 - Year built: 1947 - Airframe hours: 3284.7 - Engines: FRANKLIN 6A4165 B3 165 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 5, 2023, 19.33 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: X21, Arthur Dunn Air Park, runway 15, 2,961 × 69 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 24, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,037 total, 615 in this make and model, 974 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 11 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.08 inHg - Observed at: TIX, 7 nm away - METAR: KTIX 061447Z 14011KT 7SM SCT030 SCT 035 30/19 A3008 ## 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 20240506005899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240506005899A), May 6, 2024: Stinson 108-2, Titusville, FL, Minor damage. This aircraft sustained minor damage when the pilot lost control and veered off the runway while landing to runway 15 at Arthur Dunn airpark(X21). Precision… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 28, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194220. 6.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 5.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17209761&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Accident%20Incident%20Report%20Form%206120.1%20(1)_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Meteorology tix METAR (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 85 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17209489&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20TIX%20METAR-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17209366&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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