DEN03LA131

Factual narrative

On July 6, 2003, approximately 1010 mountain daylight time, a Stinson 108-3, N121N, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain at Vernal Airport, Vernal, Utah. The private pilot and his three passengers were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed for the personal cross-country flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Fort Collins, Colorado, approximately 0730. According to the pilot's accident report, he was landing on runway 34. The tail wheel touched down first and the airplane bounced on its main landing gear. The pilot "overcorrected first right, then left," and the airplane skidded "with the left wing down" and went off the left side of the runway. Postaccident examination revealed the top left wing skin was wrinkled and several ribs were damaged. The 0953 AWOS observation at Vernal, Utah, indicated the wind was calm. The pilot was landing on runway 34. The tail wheel touched down first and the airplane bounced on its main landing gear. The pilot "overcorrected first right, then left," and the airplane skidded "with the left wing down" and went off the left side of the runway. Postaccident examination revealed the top left wing skin was wrinkled and several ribs were damaged. The AWOS observation indicated the wind was calm. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12