Stinson 108-1 N9442K

Summary

On 10 July 2000 at about 01:45 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N9442K was involved in an accident near Topeka, Kansas, United States. One person was 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

10 July 2000 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Sunset Strip (PVT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Stinson 108-1

Registration

N9442K

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA187

Nobody was injured.

the restricted fuel line, and the pilot not attaining proper runway alignment during the forced landing. Factors were the low altitude at which the engine failure occurred, and the landing gear overload.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power on initial climb from a private airstrip. The pilot said that had been flying for about 10 minutes when a, '... miss developed in [the] engine.' The pilot elected to land and then proceeded to drain fuel from the gascolator and carburetor bowl. After finding no debris or water in the fuel samples, the pilot started the engine and performed an extended run-up where the engine appeared to be operating normally. The pilot proceeded to take off and during the climb out the engine lost power. The pilot elected to land the aircraft on the runway in the opposite direction of takeoff. The pilot said that he, 'Landed hard on [the] right main gear collapsing it [and] dropping on to [the] right wing and slid to [a] stop on [the] edge of [the] runway.' A postaccident examination of the aircraft failed to reveal any anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. The pilot said that the fuel line from the gascolator to the carburetor appeared to have had the rubber liner shaved by the fitting during assembly restricting the flow of fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.