# Accident 20050306003419A: Amtr STARDUSTER1, Memphis, TN, March 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: General Dewitt Spain Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2033° N, 90.2386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2033&lon=-90.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74EK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74EK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ecker D/Hackett W STARDUSTER I (registry code 05605WX, https://openairdocs.org/model/ecker-d-hackett-w-starduster-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARDUSTER1
- Reported engine: LYC O290
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,009 total, 41 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050306003419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT (N74EK) ON THE GRASS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AT DEWITT SPAIN AIRPORT (M01), MEMPHIS TN. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO STRIKE A RUNWAY LIGHT AND TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING HE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE. WHEN HE PERFORMED THIS ACTION HE SAID IT FELT LIKE THE LEFT WHEEL "LOCKED UP." HE ALSO FURTHER STATED THAT HE APPLIED A LITTLE TOO MUCH BRAKE PRESSURE. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED BUT STILL MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO FLIP OVER FROM NOSE TO TAIL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE UPPER LEFT WINGTIP, THE ANTENNA ON THE UPPER MIDDLE OF THE WING, UPPER PORTION OF THE RUDDER, AND A SLIGHT BEND ON ONE END OF THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT THAT AN ACCUMULATION OF GRASS BETWEEN THE LEFT WHEEL AND WHEEL SKIRT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THE PILOT REMOVED THE LEFT WHEEL SKIRT IN OUR PRESENCE AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF GRASS ON THE WHEEL OR WHEEL SKIRT. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEFT WHEEL DID NOT ROTATE FREELY DUE TO THE BRAKE DRAGGING. THE RIGHT WHEEL ROTATED FREELY WITH NO BRAKE DRAGGING.

## 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 ATL05CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA059), Mar 6, 2005: Ecker Starduster 1 (N74EK), Millington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the left main landing gear wheel brake during landing roll on a grassy area, resulting in a nose over.

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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