Moses Lake Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Moses Lake, Washington 98337
Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:05 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll he had trouble maintaining directional control of the airplane. He elected to abort the takeoff and reduced the throttle to idle while applying both brakes. The airplane veered to the left off of the runway, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane's left wing strut and rudder received substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/23/2011
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1205
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City Moses Lake
Event State WASHINGTON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 98337
Event Date Year 2011
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 470819N
Event Location Longitude 1191410W
Event Location Airport Moses Lake Municipal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID W20
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1203
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1152 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 300
Weather Observation Facility ID KMWH
Elevation of weather observation facility 1189
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 5
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 23
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.05
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KMWH 231852Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 23/03 A3005 RM
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 28795
NTSB Notification Source FAA SEA ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 17 2011 6:21PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8318K
NTSB Number WPR11CA345
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name STINSON
Aircraft Model 108-1
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 108-1318
Certified Max Gross Weight 2230
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 14 2011 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 10
Airframe Hours 1670
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name BOYCE DELOS Z
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City ROYAL CITY
Aircraft Owner State WA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 99357-0178
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name BOYCE DELOS Z
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City ROYAL CITY
Operator State WA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 99357-0178
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code W20
Departure City Moses Lake
Departure State WA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1200
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code W20
Destination City Moses Lake
Destination State WA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 17 2011 6:21PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16
Runway Length 2513
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --