# NTSB GAA16CA481: Stinson L 5, N178, San Antonio, TX, September 8, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 8, 2016, 18:28 local (23:28 UTC) - Place: San Antonio, TX - Coordinates: 29.338888, -98.470001 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3389&lon=-98.4700&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 18, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 94003 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA481 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94003/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94003 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA481 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## 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 L-5, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=8630202), [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 L-5, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8630202), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Stinson L-5, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8630202), [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 L-5, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=8630202), [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 L-5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=8630202), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Stinson L-5, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=8630202), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, the airplane veered off the runway to the right, ground looped, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, the airplane veered off the runway to the right, ground looped, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N178](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178-2018-01-23), registration cancelled 2018-01-23, S/N 3571, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: STINSON L 5 (UNDESIGNAT) - Registry model: [Stinson L-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (registry code 8630202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (registry code 41516, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 3571 - Year built: 1945 - Airframe hours: 3064.7 - Engines: Lycoming O-435-1 185 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Tex Hill Wing, Commerative Air Force - Registered owner: American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 3, 2016 - Departed: SSF, San Antonio, TX - Destination: SSF, San Antonio, TX - Airport: SSF, Stinson Muni, runway 14, 4,128 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: minor; commercial, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 7, 2016; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 8,004 total, 5 in this make and model, 5,832 as pilot in command, 92 in the last 90 days, 34 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Pilot-rated passenger; age 30; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 4, 2015; seat: rear; restraint: 4-point ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: KSSF ## 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 20160908015099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160908015099A), Sep 8, 2016: Stinson L-5, San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. 1) Description: the pilot of Stinson L-5 , registered as N178, was conducting proficiency flights at kssf (Stinson municipal airport). Winds were 160/09 with… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 7, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94003. 366 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 259 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40455631&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 107 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40447181&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.