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FAA accident report · Amtr STARDUSTER* · San Luis Obispo, CA · November 9, 1998

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Date
November 9, 1998 · 08:58 local
Place
San Luis Obispo, CA
Airport
San Luis Obispo County
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53T
Reported as
Amtr STARDUSTER*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N53TRegistered now · Travis STARDUSTER TOO SA300S/N 1324 · Built 1976Airframe modelTravis STARDUSTER TOO SA300Engine modelContinental R670-SERIES seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft nosed over after landing. (-23) the accident aircraft was number two, of a flight of two, that had just made a lose trail formation landing on runway 25 at San Luis Obispo County Airport. The pilot mistook a dark rectangle painted on the runway for the aircraft he was following and applied maximum braking to avoid a collision. As a result of the heavy braking the experimental starduster nosed over on it's back, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING. (-23) THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS NUMBER TWO, OF A FLIGHT OF TWO, THAT HAD JUST MADE A LOSE TRAIL FORMATION LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT MISTOOK A DARK RECTANGLE PAINTED ON THE RUNWAY FOR THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS FOLLOWING AND APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING TO AVOID A COLLISION. AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY BRAKING THE EXPERIMENTAL STARDUSTER NOSED OVER ON IT'S BACK, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.