# NTSB LAX07CA269: Stinson 108-2, N228C, Port Townsend, WA, September 8, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 8, 2007, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Port Townsend, WA - Coordinates: 48.0536111111111, -122.81 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0536&lon=-122.8100&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 66641 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX07CA269 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66641/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA269 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for a wind conditions and maintain directional control during the touchdown and a subsequent aborted landing attempt. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane ground looped on landing. The pilot stated that she made normal approach to the destination runway. She noted a slight crosswind from the right, but configured the airplane to compensate for the conditions. The airplane touched down on the runway centerline and almost immediately thereafter, the pilot experienced a loss of control. The airplane veered to the right and she attempted to abort the landing by adding full power. The airplane momentarily began to depart, but subsequently banked left and the left wing contacted the ground. The pilot opined that the airplane encountered a gust of wind following touchdown. She reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine. ## Factual narrative In a written report, the pilot stated that she made normal approach to the destination runway. The airport was reporting winds variable from 290 degrees to 310 degrees at 10 knots. She noted a slight crosswind from the right, but configured the airplane to compensate for the conditions. The airplane touched down on the runway centerline and almost immediately thereafter, the pilot experienced a loss of control. The airplane veered to the right and she attempted to abort the landing by adding full power. The airplane momentarily began to depart, but subsequently banked left and the left wing contacted the ground. The pilot opined that the airplane encountered a gust of wind following touchdown. She reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, including the structural damage to the left wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N228C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228C-2010-07-30), registration cancelled 2010-07-30, S/N 108-3228, 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: 108-3228 - Airframe hours: 4671 - Engines: Franklin 6A4-165-B3 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Caballeros Aircraft LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2007 - Departed: KPAE, Seattle, WA - Destination: 0S9, Port Townsend, WA - Airport: 0S9, Jefferson County International, runway 27, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; last flight review January 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 259 total, 25 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 7 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.31 inHg - Observed at: KNUW ## 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 20070908018959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070908018959A), Sep 8, 2007: Univar 1082, Port Townsend, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 09/08/2007, the pilot of N228C, a 1947 Stinson 108-2, attempted to land on runway 27 at Jefferson County International Airport. Winds were from the nw… ## Other investigations on N228C (2) 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. - [NTSB SEA01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA041), Jan 20, 2001: Stinson 108-2 (N228C), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. - [NTSB OAK71FXQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FXQ34), Apr 12, 1971: Stinson 108-2 (N228C), Stead, CA, substantial damage 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. 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