- Date
- May 29, 1983, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Grants Pass, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6202MStinson 108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 39705
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft ran off the runway and collided with bushes during an aborted go-around. According to the pilot a crosswind caught the acft as he was landing, in spite of his attempts to keep it straight the acft started to veer to the left and he decided to go-around. He applied full power but did not turn off the carb heat and the acft was only developing 1800-2000 RPM, he abandoned the go around. Directional control was lost and the acft went off the runway intothe bushes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6202M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 108-4206
- Airframe hours
- 2,277
- Engine
- Franklin 6A4-165-B3, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert F. Bell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- 3S8 · Josephine County, runway 30, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 233 total · 70 in this make and model · 233 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SXT