NTSB ERA22LA353 — 2022-07-30 · Columbus, Ohio, United States

Current FAA registration · N9162K

Make / Model: STINSON 108-1
Year of manufacture: 1947 · 75 years old at event
Engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES (150 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20050711
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ACAF9D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9162K Stinson 108-1 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and a collapse of the left main landing gear.

Factual narrative

According to the pilot, while landing, the airplane bounced twice and during the landing roll the airplane veered to the right. The pilot applied left rudder, but the airplane continued to turn right and came to a stop. Once the pilot egressed the airplane, he noticed that the left main landing gear had collapsed. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that it had sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Landing flare-Not attained/maintained
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_ERA22LA353.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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