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August 4, 1994 · Stinson 108 · N97294

Salcha, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 4, 1994
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Salcha, AK
Aircraft
Stinson 108
Tail Number
N97294
Operator
Loomis Andrew D
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC94LA108

THE PRIVATE PILOT WITH 65 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS AND 4.8 HOURS IN THE SPECIFIC MAKE/MODEL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS AIRPLANE AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. THE PLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK SOME BRUSH AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AGAIN. THE PILOT REDUCED THE PLANE'S ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AND APPLIED THE WHEEL BRAKES AT WHICH TIME THE PLANE NOSED OVER.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE SPECIFIC MAKE/MODEL/TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

Full Narrative

On August 3, 1994, at 1800 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Stinson 108 airplane, N97294, owned and operated by the pilot-in-command, nosed over during a landing attempt on a private (no name) strip near Salcha, Alaska. The private certificated pilot and his one passenger, the sole occupants, were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The pleasure flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, last departed the Bradley Lake airstrip at North Pole, Alaska at 1730 and the intended destination was the private strip in Salcha. The pilot reported he did not file a flight plan and that visual meteorological conditions prevailed with clear skies and no wind. The pilot reported that he made a three point landing and the airplane bounced into the air. The left wing contacted some brush and the main landing gear contacted the landing strip again. The pilot reduced the plane's engine power to idle while applying the wheel brakes and the airplane nosed over.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time18:00 AKDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Runway Length1500 ft
Runway Width200 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftStinson 108
Tail NumberN97294
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorLoomis Andrew D
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsFranklin · 6A4-165-B3 · Reciprocating · 165
Seats3

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 26 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility7 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data