Stinson 108 N97202

Summary

On 5 February 1987 at about 17:30 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N97202 was involved in an accident near Wildwood, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 February 1987 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wildwood, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Cape May (WWD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Stinson 108

Registration

N97202

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Readington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA077

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT RPRTD THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, HE TAXIED THRU SVRL PUDDLES OF WATER FROM MELTING SNOW. THE TEMP AT THAT TIME WAS RPRTD AS 25 DEG. HE RPRTD THAT WHEN HE LANDED AT WILDWOOD, THE WIND WAS FROM 290 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 20 KTS & THE TEMP WAS 30 DEG. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE TAIL & RGT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN 1ST, SINCE HE CORRECTED FOR A SLIGHT X-WIND, BUT WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, IT SEEMED TO BE LOCKED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER AS IT SLOWED DOWN. WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS CHECKED, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACDNT, THE WHEEL WOULD NOT ROTATE. HOWEVER, ABOUT 1 HR LATER, IT WOULD ROTATE. THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHEN THE ACFT WAS TURNED RIGHT SIDE UP, ABOUT 1/2 CUP OF WATER RAN OUT OF THE WHEEL COVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.