- Date
- February 5, 1987, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wildwood, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N97202Stinson 108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870205047419A
- Case key
- 30596
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that prior to takeoff, he taxied thru svrl puddles of water from melting snow. The temp at that time was rprtd as 25 deg. He rprtd that when he landed at Wildwood, the wind was from 290 deg at 15 gusting 20 KTS & the temp was 30 deg. He said that when he landed, the tail & rgt main gear touched down 1st, since he corrected for a slight x-wind, but when the left main gear touched down, it seemed to be locked. Subsequently, the acft flipped over as it slowed down. When the left main gear was checked, immediately after the acdnt, the wheel would not rotate. However, about 1 hr later, it would rotate. The plt rprtd that when the acft was turned right side up, about 1/2 cup of water ran out of the wheel cover.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97202
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-202
- Airframe hours
- 2,444
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-150-B3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arden S. Clark
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1986
- Departed
- N51 · Readington, NJ
- Airport
- WWD · Cape May, runway 28, 4,998 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 487 total · 283 in this make and model · 403 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.