# Accident 19980104046889A: Amtr SA100, Roland, AR, January 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Roland, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8892° N, 92.5197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8892&lon=-92.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis STARDUSTER SA100 (registry code 8660414, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-starduster-sa100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SA100
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980104046889A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA087), Jan 4, 1998: Starduster SA-100 (N87SD), Roland, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with soft, wet grass during landing.

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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