# NTSB SEA96LA052: Stinson 108-3, N417DW, Hubbard, OR, February 12, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 11, 1996, 17:40 local (Feb 12, 1996, 01:40 UTC)
- Place: Hubbard, OR
- Coordinates: 45.180973, -122.78968 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1810&lon=-122.7897&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA96LA052
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42330/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA052

## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance on short final. A factor was the wet and soft terrain short of the runway threshold.

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - distance/altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)

## Analysis

During an attempt to land at his 800-foot private strip, the pilot touched down about 20 feet short of the runway. The terrain just short of the threshold was soft and wet, and the aircraft nosed over.

## Factual narrative

On February 11, 1996, approximately 1740 Pacific standard time (PST), a Stinson 108-3, N417DW, nosed over while landing at a private airstrip near Hubbard, Oregon. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The personal pleasure flight, which departed Newberg, Oregon about 10 minutes earlier, was operating in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed, and there was no report of an ELT activation.

According to the pilot, he was attempting to land at his 800 foot turf airstrip, when he inadvertently touched down about 20 feet short of the runway. The aircraft nosed over when it contacted the soft mud off the approach end of the runway.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N417DW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417DW-2020-04-03), registration cancelled 2020-04-03, S/N 108-4397, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Stinson 108-3
- Registry model: [Universal Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (registry code 27025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 108-4397
- Engines: Franklin 6A4-165-B3 165 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Lucas, Dale W.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 2S6, NEWBERG, OR
- Airport: runway 36, 800 × 30 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 397 total, 300 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °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 19960211002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960211002509A), Feb 11, 1996: Univar 1083, Hubbard, OR, Substantial damage. Touched down 20FT short trying to land on a 800FT strip. Nosed over in soft mud.

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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