Stinson 108 N9363K

Summary

On 7 April 2017 at about 18:00 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N9363K, operated by Lakeland Aviation, was involved in an accident near Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States. 2 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

7 April 2017 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Lakeland/Noble F Lee Memorial (ARV)

Coordinates

45.9281, -89.7308

Aircraft

Stinson 108

Registration

N9363K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Lakeland Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minocqua-Woodruff → Minocqua-Woodruff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA224

Nobody was injured.

The pilot receiving instruction's incorrect brake usage and 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 flight instructor of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during a three-point landing touchdown, the airplane pulled to the left, and he heard a "pop." He added that the pilot who was flying and receiving instruction "locked up" the right brake. Subsequently, the airplane departed the runway surface to the right and ground looped. During an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector, the pilot receiving instruction reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane drifted to the left, and he applied right brake to correct. He added that, upon braking, he heard the left tire blow, and the airplane departed the runway to the right. Subsequently, the airplane ground looped, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The flight instructor reported that the tire "inner tube" on the left main landing gear failed during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.