Stinson 108-1 N8692K

Summary

On 12 July 1996 at about 01:30 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N8692K, operated by Leanne T. Jopson, was involved in an accident near Arock, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 July 1996 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Arock, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Stinson 108-1

Registration

N8692K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Leanne T. Jopson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nampa → Fall River Mill

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA96LA156

Nobody was injured.

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. The tailwind was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that approximately one hour after departure, her four year old daughter needed to go to the bathroom. The pilot decided to land the airplane on a flat dry lake bed. She stated that there was nothing around to indicate the wind direction. After conversing with her husband, who was also a pilot, they decided to land to the west. During the landing roll, the airplane began to ground loop. The pilot tried to make corrections; however, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing contacted the surface. The pilot reported that after the accident, the wind was blowing from the east at approximately ten knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.