Summary
On March 05, 2000, a Stinson 108-3 (N6453M) was involved in an incident near Fairbanks, AK. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop.
On March 5, 2000, about 1820 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Stinson 108-3 airplane, N6453M, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The private certificated pilot, and the pilot-rated passenger, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight departed from Fairbanks about 1715.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on March 5, 2000, the pilot reported he was landing on runway 1R. During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the left.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC00LA032. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N6453M.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's inadvertent ground loop.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On March 5, 2000, about 1820 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Stinson 108-3 airplane, N6453M, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The private certificated pilot, and the pilot-rated passenger, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight departed from Fairbanks about 1715.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on March 5, 2000, the pilot reported he was landing on runway 1R. During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the left. He applied right rudder and right brake, but the airplane ran off the left side of the runway and ground looped. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane received damage to the right wing tip, and the right landing gear. The pilot said the wind conditions were from the east about three knots.
At 1839, a special weather observation at Fairbanks was reporting, in part: Wind, calm; visibility, 10 statute miles; clouds and sky condition, few at 20,000 feet; temperature, 27 degrees F; dew point, 16 degrees F; altimeter, 29.92 inHg.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC00LA032