# Incident 19811120083579I: Amtrso STARDUSTR300, Palo Alto, CA, November 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1981, 07:20 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Santa Clara Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86551, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86551-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhardt STARDUSTER TOO SA300 (registry code 8660280, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhardt-starduster-too-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTR300
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120083579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDING GEAR FAILED ON TOUCHDOWN. A WELD HAD BROKEN. HAD MADE PREVIOUS HARD LANDINGS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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