Stinson L 5G N2581B

Summary

On 25 June 2016 at about 17:00 local time, a Stinson L 5G registered N2581B was involved in an accident near Beckwourth, California, 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.

Date

25 June 2016 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Beckwourth, California, United States

Nearest airport

Nervino (O02)

Coordinates

39.8207, -120.3696

Aircraft

Stinson L 5G

Registration

N2581B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1942

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reno → Beckwourth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR16CA147

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the check pilot's failure to act in a timely manner to prevent the airplane from departing the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a practice touch and go landing on a check flight for a pilot, new to the airplane, the pilot receiving the check lost directional control of the tail wheel equipped airplane on the landing roll and drifted towards the right. The check pilot did not act in a timely manner to prevent the airplane from departing the runway's edge. The airplane subsequently struck a drainage ditch and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilots reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.