ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215437
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| Date: | Monday 26 March 2018 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Stolp SA-300 Starduster Too |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5606T |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-AED |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tucson, AZ (RYN) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tucson, AZ (RYN) |
| Tucson, AZ (RYN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot in the experimental amateur-built, tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that this was his third test flight. During the landing roll, he heard a loud noise, and the left side of the airplane dropped. The airplane veered to the left and exited the left side of the runway. The left side of the airplane dug into the ground and the airplane nosed over.
The FAA aviation safety inspector who examined the airplane reported that the left main landing gear axle weld had failed.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, the rudder, and the right upper wing spar.
Probable Cause: The failure of the left main landing gear axle weld during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2018 18:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 16-Sep-2018 18:24 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, Photo] |
| 16-Sep-2018 18:24 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Sep-2018 18:24 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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