Universal Stinson 108 N8660K

Summary

On 30 April 2016 at about 14:00 local time, a Universal Stinson 108 registered N8660K was involved in an accident near Calverton, New York, 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

30 April 2016 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Calverton, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Calverton Executive Airpark (3C8)

Coordinates

40.9150, -72.7919

Aircraft

Universal Stinson 108

Registration

N8660K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

East Moriches → Shelter Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA16LA173

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot stated that, during climbout at an altitude of about 1,200 ft mean sea level, the engine began to run roughly as though it had a partially fouled spark plug. He decided to perform a precautionary landing at a nearby airport with an asphalt runway that was 10,000 ft long and 200 ft wide. During the landing roll, a gust of wind lifted the right wing, which resulted in a ground loop. The airplane came to rest in the grass on the left side of runway. Although the wind conditions at the landing airport were not recorded, the recorded wind at a nearby airport about the time of the accident was variable at 5 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.