Universal Stinson 108 1 N8384K

Summary

On 19 September 2013 at about 20:45 local time, a Universal Stinson 108 1 registered N8384K, operated by Bates Barry A, was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States. 4 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

19 September 2013 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Gwinnett County - Briscoe Fiel (LZU)

Coordinates

33.9781, -83.9619

Aircraft

Universal Stinson 108 1

Registration

N8384K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Bates Barry A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lawrenceville → Lawrenceville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA422

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, resulting in a ground loop, runway excursion, and structural damage to the right wing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was completing a local sightseeing flight with friends. The weather was "clear and calm." He was cleared for a three-mile straight in approach to runway 7. Following a normal, stabilized approach, a "small bounce" occurred after the initial touchdown. The airplane deviated to the right and he corrected back to the left. The airplane then ground looped and came to rest upright in the grass, adjacent to the runway. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration examined the airplane and confirmed substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.