Stinson 108-1 N136SP

Summary

On 18 December 2009 at about 17:30 local time, a Stinson 108-1 registered N136SP, operated by Roger Hunington, was involved in an accident near Selawik, Alaska, 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

18 December 2009 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Selawik, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

66.3333, -160.3333

Aircraft

Stinson 108-1

Registration

N136SP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Roger Hunington

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Selawik → Buckland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC10CA010

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during landing, resulting in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was on a personal cross-country flight when he encountered whiteout conditions; he then reversed course to return to the departure airport. He reported that the visibility continued to diminish and he elected to land the ski-equipped airplane on a frozen, snow-covered lake. He said that the airplane landed hard on the uneven terrain, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing struck the terrain. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident and that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.