Stinson L-5E N8369H
14 September 2002 · Spanish Fork, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 September 2002 at about 17:30 local time, a Stinson L-5E registered N8369H was involved in an accident near Spanish Fork, Utah, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spanish Fork, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spanish Fork-Springville (U77)
- Coordinates
- 40.1414, -111.6611
- Aircraft
- Stinson L-5E
- Registration
- N8369H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nephi Municipal → Spanish Fork
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN02LA108
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate use of rudder and failure to maintain direcctional control following a bounced landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed hard and bounced, and the pilot added power. When the airplane touched down again, the nose had drifted to the right and the airplane departed the runway. The pilot said, "I don't believe I applied sufficient rudder to offset the p-factor of the added power." The left main landing gear dropped into a hole and broke off. The airplane fell to the ground, damaging the outboard portion of the left wing spar and wing tip. The wooden prop was shattered, the firewall was wrinkled, and the carburetor and exhaust system were damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stinson L-5E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1995 | Stinson L-5E | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2015 | Stinson L 5E | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Davis Wesley B. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1984 | Stinson L-5E | Wooster, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1973 | Stinson L-5E | Demotte, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1971 | Stinson L-5E | Elsinore, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1965 | Stinson L-5E | Mechanicsville Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2002 | Cessna 172F | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2002 | Collette RV6 | Nephi, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2002 | Cessna 172Q | Fruitland, Utah, United States | Wings of Denver | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 2002 | Cessna 150F | Logan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Cessna 175 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Brent A. Carlson | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Cessna 152 | Logan, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |