# NTSB NYC87LA077: Stinson 108, N97202, Wildwood, NJ, February 5, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 5, 1987, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Wildwood, NJ
- Location: 39.0084° N, 74.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE MAY COUNTY (WWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0084&lon=-74.9085&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 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA077
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30596/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA077

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,taxiway condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - temperature extremes (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,wheel - frozen (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97202-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N 108-202, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 108-202
- Airframe hours: 2444
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870205047419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870205047419A), Feb 5, 1987: Univar 108, Wildwood, NJ, Substantial damage. Left main wheel would not rotate on rollout. Failed to note ice could build up in wheel cover. Failed to remove ice

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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