SEA68D0258

NTSB accident investigation · Stinson 108-2 · Seattle, WA · February 25, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 25, 1968
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N250CStinson 108-2
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111537

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2540  68/2/25    SEATTLE,WASH        STINSON 108-2       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N250C               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED,SWERVED. TOTAL OF 3 HRS IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N250C
Reported as
Stinson 108-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boeing

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.