# Accident 20000607014409A: Amtr SA300, Spicewood, TX, June 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Spicewood, TX
- Airport: Austin Air Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4797° N, 98.1602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4797&lon=-98.1602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1011Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1011Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starduster Too SA300 (registry code 86601M5, https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-too-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SA300
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 776 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000607014409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 7, 2000, AT 1530 CDT, A STARDUSTER II SA 300 TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N1011Z, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLL AT THE SPICEWOOD AIRPORT NEAR SPICEWOOD, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE SPICEWOOD AIRPORT, APPROX. AT 15:00. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE EXECUTED A "THREE POINT LANDING" ON RUNWAY 35. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BACK ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE USE OF THE RUDDER PEDALS. AS THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED, IT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE UPPER LEFT WING SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (.19)ON JUNE 7, 2000, AT 1530 CDT, A STARDUSTER II SA300 TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N1011Z, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLL AT THE SPICEWOOD AIRPORT NEAR SPICEWOOD, TEXAS.  THE                                        PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE SPICEWOOD AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 1500.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE EXECUTED A "THREE POINT LANDING" ON RUNWAY 35.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BACK ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE USE OF THE RUDDER PEDALS. AS THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED, IT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  THE LEFT UPPER WING SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.          (.4)THE PILOT EXECUTED A 'THREE POINT LANDING' ON RUNWAY 35.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AS THE 'WHEEL BOGGED DOWN' INTO THE MUD.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BACK ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE USE OF LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE.  AS THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED, IT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED

## 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 FTW00LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA177), Jun 7, 2000: Starduster Too SA300 (N1011Z), Spicewood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the muddy terrain condition.

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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