19980104046889A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SA100 · Roland, AR · January 4, 1998

Date: January 4, 1998 · 15:30 local
Place: Roland, AR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N87SD
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA087
Reported as: Amtr SA100

N87SDRegistered now · Davis STARDUSTER SA100S/N 1 · Built 1977 Airframe modelDavis STARDUSTER SA100 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot elected to execute "wheel" landing on grass/dirt runway. The weather had been producing rain/drizzle for several days prior to the accident day. This caused the runway to be very soft and the main wheels sank into the soft surface and the tailwheel airplane rapidly slowed causing it toflip over to inverted position. The weather was clear and mostly sunny on the accident date.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ELECTED TO EXECUTE "WHEEL" LANDING ON GRASS/DIRT RUNWAY. THE WEATHER HAD BEEN PRODUCING RAIN/DRIZZLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT DAY. THIS CAUSED THE RUNWAY TO BE VERY SOFT AND THE MAIN WHEELS SANK INTO THE SOFT SURFACE AND THE TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE RAPIDLY SLOWED CAUSING IT TOFLIP OVER TO INVERTED POSITION. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND MOSTLY SUNNY ON THE ACCIDENT DATE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW98LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRoland, ARThe pilot's inadvertent encounter with soft, wet grass during landing.Jan 4, 1998 · Substantial damage