Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that after touchdown, the airplane “lifted a little” and then exited the runway to the right. The pilot attempted to correct by applying the left rudder and left brake. The airplane came to rest upright about 20 ft off the right side of the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the left main landing gear was collapsed, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN25LA030 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 26, 2024
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Pleasanton, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Pleasanton Municipal Airport (PEZ)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Stinson L-5
- N-number
- N9HU
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1944
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.