N121N – Stinson 108-3 – 2003-07-06 NTSB Accident Report

On July 06, 2003, a Stinson 108-3 (N121N) was involved in an incident near Vernal, UT. All 3 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 improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.

On July 6, 2003, approximately 1010 mountain daylight time, a Stinson 108-3, N121N, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain at Vernal Airport, Vernal, Utah. The private pilot and his three passengers were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed for the personal cross-country flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Fort Collins, Colorado, approximately 0730.

According to the pilot's accident report, he was landing on runway 34. The tail wheel touched down first and the airplane bounced on its main landing gear. The pilot "overcorrected first right, then left," and the airplane skidded "with the left wing down" and went off the left side of the runway.

This incident is documented in NTSB report DEN03LA131. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N121N.