ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366575
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| Date: | Sunday 15 July 1990 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Stinson 108-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9039K |
| MSN: | 108-2039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6A4-150B3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Payne, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Weaver, AL (25A) |
| (4A9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, ON RUNWAY 04. A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE TAIL AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED TO ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH. HE REPORTED THE WIND AS LIGHT & VARIABLE WITH GUSTS OF UNKNOWN VELOCITY. WEATHER REPORTING STATIONS 30 & 20 MILES SW & SE OF THE FIELD REPORTED CALM WINDS & WESTERLY WINDS OF 5 KTS, RESPECTIVELY. IN HIS REPORT, THE PILOT SAID THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY WAITING UNTIL TRAFFIC HAD CLEARED, & LANDED ON RUNWAY 22. AN FAA INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD THE ELEVATOR CONTROL FULLY AFT DURING THE END OF THE LANDING ROLL.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF A RUNWAY WHICH AFFORDED A TAILWIND, AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90LA143
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 09:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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