# Accident 20000916013849A: Amtr STARDUSTR300, Las Vegas, NV, September 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2000, 09:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2201° N, 115.1706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2201&lon=-115.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27CG-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stevens Joseph W STARDUSTER TOO AS300 (registry code 86603AE, https://openairdocs.org/model/stevens-joseph-w-starduster-too-as300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARDUSTR300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000916013849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RWY 12 AT NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV. (VGT) AND DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOTS STATED THEY HEARD A SNAP. THEN THE A/C SWERVED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT, AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IN THE PROCESS, THE WINGTIPS STRUCK THE GROUND, AND STOPPED WITH THE PROP HITTING THE GROUND. PILOT PAUL DUDLEY STATED HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED 9 LANDINGS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTOR BILL WALTHERS, AND ON THE TENTH LANDING, THEY WERE ROLLING OUT NORMALLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHEN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED. UPON INSPECTION, A BROKEN LINK IN THE CHAIN CONNECTING THE TAIL WHEEL TO THE RUDDER CONTROLS WAS DISCOVERED.

## 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 LAX00LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA338), Sep 16, 2000: Stevens Starduster II AS300 (N27CG), N. Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the right clip that attaches a spring to the tail wheel/rudder control assembly, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a berm.

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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