# NTSB LAX00LA200: Stinson 108-1, N8398K, Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 21, 2000, 12:38 local (19:38 UTC)
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Coordinates: 34.24942, -118.410148 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2494&lon=-118.4101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX00LA200
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49245/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA200

## 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

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - rudder - restricted, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8398K-2011-04-12), registration cancelled 2011-04-12, S/N 108-1398, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Stinson 108-1
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 108-1398
- Airframe hours: 2413
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20000521009769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000521009769A), May 21, 2000: Univar 1081, Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Landing at whitman airport, Los Angeles and ground looped off the left side of runway 12. The pilot reported his foot came off the right rudder pedal.…

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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