Pilot Debrief

STOLP STARDUSTER SA-300 near Goodyear, AZ — 2010-03-28

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Date
2010-03-28
Location
Goodyear, AZ, USA
Airport
KGYR
Aircraft
STOLP STARDUSTER SA-300
Registration
N4493
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout with a quartering tailwind, resulting in collapse of the right main landing gear.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll of his experimental category biplane, a gust from a left quartering tailwind caused the airplane to drift left. When he corrected the drift with right rudder input the right main landing gear collapsed, causing damage to the right lower wing.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents1

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