# Incident 19880604033069I: Amtrso STARDUSTR300, South Charlesto, WV, June 4, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: South Charlesto, WV
- Airport: Mallory
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3358° N, 81.7403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MALLORY (WV12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3358&lon=-81.7403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333Q-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Halsted STARDUSTER SA-300 (registry code 86601RJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/halsted-starduster-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSO STARDUSTR300
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,250 total, 15 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604033069I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LEVELLED OFF TOO HIGH AND MADE A HARD LANDING. HAD A CROSSWIND. MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED.

## Other reports on N333Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810409018119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409018119A), Apr 9, 1981: Amtrso STARDUSTR300 (N333Q), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast. Lost control and ground looped trying to stop at end of runway.

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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