# Accident 20010526010499A: Amtr SA300, Jackson, MS, May 26, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 26, 2001, 12:00 local time - Place: Jackson, MS - Airport: Hawkins Field Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.3705° N, 90.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3705&lon=-90.1208&mi=10 - Aircraft: N503CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503CM-2020-10-28) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Menzel Conrad SA300 STARDUSTER (registry code 86603EB, https://openairdocs.org/model/menzel-conrad-sa300-starduster) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR SA300 - Reported engine: LYC HO360B1B - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,584 total, 65 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA061) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010526010499A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23)LANDED ON RUNWAY 16 WINDS 12 KTS VARIABLE WITH GUSTS FROM 270 DEGREES. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED INTO WIND. LEFT RUDDER APPLIED AIRCRAFT STARTED TO GROUND LOOP AND RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND LEFT SPAR BENT. (.19)ON MAY 26, 2001, AT 1200 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CONRAD MENZEL, EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, SA-300 STARDUSTER, N503CM, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING AT HAWKINS AIRPORT, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MADISON AIRPORT, NEAR JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, AT 1145 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT , T,HE WINDS AT HAWKINS AIRPORT WERE REPORTED FROM 240 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, AND RUNWAY 16 WAS IN USE AT THE CONTROLLED AIRPORT. RUNWAY 29 WAS ALSO AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. CROSSWIND EFFECT DURING APPROACH AND LANDING WAS REPORTEDLY MILD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, A WIND GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED INTO THE WIND. ATTEMPTS BY THE PILOT TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY FAILED. WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE RUNWAY. (.4) ON MAY 26, 2001, AT 1200 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CONRAD MENZEL, EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, SA-300 STARDUSTER, N503CM, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING AT HAWKINS AIRPORT, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MADISON AIRPORT, NEAR JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, AT 1145 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE WINDS AT HAWKINS AIRPORT WERE REPORTED FROM 240 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. RUNWAY 16 WAS IN USE AT THE CONTROLLED AIRPORT AND RUNWAY 29 WAS ALSO AVAILABLE, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. CROSSWIND EFFECT DURING APPROACH AND LANDING WAS REPORTEDLY MILD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, A WIND GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED INTO THE WIND. ATTEMPTS BY THE PILOT TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY FAILED. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND LEFT WING SPAR BENT. PROPELLER DAMAGE WAS ALSO OBSERVED. HAWKINS AIRPORT AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION AT 1153 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME REPORTED WINDS FROM 260 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. OBSERVED WIND CONDITIONS AT THE SCENE WERE 270 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS WITH GUSTS. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND WITH THE ENGINE. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. ## 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 ATL01LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA061), May 26, 2001: Conrad Menzel SA-300 Starduster (N503CM), Jackson, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing. ## Other reports on N503CM (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20181012019769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019769A), Oct 12, 2018: Menzel Conrad SA300 STARDUSTER (N503CM), Byhalia, MS, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he entered the downwind leg for runway 35 at approx. 1200? AGL. Abeam the 35 threshold at approx. 1100? AGL with 80-90MPH. As I initiated a… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.