- Date
- May 21, 2000, 12:38 local (19:38 UTC)
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8398KStinson 108-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000521009769A
- Case key
- 49245
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Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control during landing rollout due to the pilot's foot becoming wedged under a rudder pedal, which restricted its movement.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During landing rollout the pilot's right foot slipped off the rudder pedal. The pilot's tennis shoe became lodged beneath the pedal and he was unable to dislodge it. Directional control was lost, and the airplane ground looped.
Factual narrative
On May 21, 2000, at 1238 hours Pacific daylight time, a Stinson 108-1, N8398K, owned and operated by the pilot, experienced a loss of control during landing rollout on runway 12 at the Whiteman Airport, Los Angeles, California. The airplane ground looped and was substantially damaged. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which was performed under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Whiteman about 1235.
The pilot reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that he performed a normal landing and touched down on the runway numbers. Thereafter, his right foot slipped off the rudder pedal and his tennis shoe became wedged beneath it. Despite his efforts, he was unable to immediately dislodge his foot, and he lost control of the conventional gear airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8398K
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-1398
- Airframe hours
- 2,413
- Engine
- Franklin A4-150-B3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael D. Boolen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 21, 2000 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- WHP
- Airport
- WHP · Whiteman Airport, runway 12, 4,120 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,909 total · 2,527 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 212 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WHP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.