Stinson V77 N15JH

Summary

On 22 August 2004 at about 12:30 local time, a Stinson V77 registered N15JH, operated by Yankee Air Force Inc., was involved in an accident near Howell, Michigan, United States. One person was 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.

Date

22 August 2004 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Howell, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.6294, -83.9842

Aircraft

Stinson V77

Registration

N15JH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Yankee Air Force Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ypsilanti → Howell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI04CA240

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a ground loop. A factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The tailwheel equipped airplane sustained substantial damage when it veered off runway 13. The reported wind was 200 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot reported that he entered and flew a normal traffic pattern for runway 13. He reported that he did a normal wheel landing on the centerline with the right wing down and opposite rudder to compensate for the right crosswind. When the tailwheel contacted the runway, the airplane immediately veered to the left. He applied full right rudder and right brake but the airplane veered off the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that he taxied the airplane back to the ramp. The inspection of the airplane revealed the tailwheel was free to castor, as designed. The pilot reported he had 12,113 total hours of flight time of which approximately 8,000 hours were in tailwheel equipped airplanes. He reported he had flown 3.3 hours in the Stinson V77.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.