Stinson 108 N97492

Summary

On 26 July 2005 at about 15:21 local time, a Stinson 108 registered N97492, operated by Joseph J. Swindell, was involved in an accident near Hesperia, California, 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

26 July 2005 at 15:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Hesperia, California, United States

Nearest airport

Hesperia (L26)

Coordinates

34.3772, -117.3158

Aircraft

Stinson 108

Registration

N97492

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Joseph J. Swindell

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Apple Valley → Hesperia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05CA246

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.

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

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The airplane veered off the runway and nosed over following the pilot's loss of directional control during landing rollout. The pilot had slipped the airplane while approaching the airport. During the landing rollout, the right main landing gear tire became flat, and the pilot was unable to keep the airplane on the runway. The conventional gear airplane swerved sideways. At the time of the mishap, the wind was light and variable. The pilot's total flying experience in the model of airplane was about 8.3 hours. No physical evidence of preimpact tire failure was reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.