19990210016309I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrso STARDUSTER2 · State College, PA · February 10, 1999

Date: February 10, 1999 · 16:15 local
Place: State College, PA
Airport: University Park
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2552
Reported as: Amtrso STARDUSTER2
Reported engine: Lycoming AIO360A1B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total4 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N2552Registered now · Melsheimer STARDUSTER TOO SA300S/N 638 · Built 1969 Airframe modelMelsheimer STARDUSTER TOO SA300 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5) During landing roll, second pilot (aft seat) took controls and continued past first taxiway to exit at second taxiway. Just prior to exiting the runway second pilot lost control of aircraft and ground looped. Left wingtip scraped the ground and left main gear collapsed. Aircraft skidded to stop with damage to the landing gear and propeller tips. No mechanical problems noted by pilots prior to loss of control. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) DURING LANDING ROLL, SECOND PILOT (AFT SEAT) TOOK CONTROLS AND CONTINUED PAST FIRST TAXIWAY TO EXIT AT SECOND TAXIWAY. JUST PRIOR TO EXITING THE RUNWAY SECOND PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND GROUND LOOPED. LEFT WINGTIP SCRAPED THE GROUND AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO STOP WITH DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER TIPS. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS NOTED BY PILOTS PRIOR TO LOSS OF CONTROL. NO INJURIES.