Probable cause
The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and a collapse of the left main landing gear.
NTSB analysis
According to the pilot, while landing, the airplane bounced twice and during the landing roll the airplane veered to the right. The pilot applied left rudder, but the airplane continued to turn right and came to a stop. Once the pilot egressed the airplane, he noticed that the left main landing gear had collapsed. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that it had sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA22LA353 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 30, 2022
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Columbus, Ohio
- Nearest airport
- John Glenn Columbus Intl (CMH)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Stinson 108-1
- N-number
- N9162K
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1947
- 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.