Stinson 108-3 N6898M

Summary

On 18 August 2001 at about 23:00 local time, a Stinson 108-3 registered N6898M was involved in an accident near Dover, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 2001 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dover, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Landers Loop (AR89)

Coordinates

35.4050, -93.0597

Aircraft

Stinson 108-3

Registration

N6898M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Russellville → Dover

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA192

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's delay in aborting the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the 1,621-hour pilot, as the airplane landed on runway 02, which is 2,100 feet in length and grass covered, he "realized that [he] had insufficient room to stop before running out of runway." He aborted the landing and applied full power. The airplane became airborne; however, the main landing gear contacted a 4-foot tall chain link fence past the departure end of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane crossed a road and came to a stop 90 feet from the fence, among pine saplings. The pilot reported that, at the time of the accident, the wind was from the west at 7 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.