# NTSB NYC90LA109: Stinson 108-3, N48SW, Warehouse Point, CT, May 14, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 14, 1990, 09:10 local (13:10 UTC)
- Place: Warehouse Point, CT
- Location: 41.9284° N, 72.5764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK AIRPARK (7B6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9284&lon=-72.5764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC90LA109
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36644/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA109

## Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A LANDING WITH A GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - aircraft parked/standing

## Analysis

THE STINSON 108 WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 WITH NEARBY REPORTED WINDS OF 020 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS, WITH GUST TO 19 KNOTS. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48SW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48SW), registered now, S/N 108-4076, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108-3
- Registry model: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4076
- Airframe hours: 2490
- Engines: FRANKLIN 6A4-165-B3 165 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Richard Bourgue
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 19, 1989, 144 hours before
- Departed: 4B9, SIMSBURY, CT
- Airport: 7B6, Skylark Airpark, runway 10, 2,642 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,831 total, 1,041 in this make and model, 1,575 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 13 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: BDL, 6 nm away

## 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 19900514015879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900514015879A), May 14, 1990: Univar 1083, Warehouse Point, CT, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered off runway into 2 parked aircraft. Wind exceeded crosswind component.

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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