# Accident 20060414004419A: Amtr STARDUSTR300, Junction City, KS, April 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2006, 19:45 local time
- Place: Junction City, KS
- Airport: Freeman Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0433° N, 96.8433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0433&lon=-96.8433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7JC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARDUSTR300
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,769 total, 30 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060414004419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 05 (TURF STRIP). AT ABOUT 200' AGL THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 05 AND PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP. DUE TO SHORT AVAILABLE STOPPING DISTANCE, EXCESSIVE BRAKING FORCE WAS NEEDED. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN06LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA063), Apr 14, 2006: Rumble/Williams/Boomhower Starduster II (N7JC), Junction City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Vapor lock which resulted in total engine failure and the pilot's abrupt brake application on touchdown. Factors contributing to the accident were the improper design of the fuel system resulting in…

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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