# Accident 20070724014159A: Amtr STARDUSTR300, Columbia, IL, July 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: Columbia, IL
- Airport: Sackman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1231° N, 90.2375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1231&lon=-90.2375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2498, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2498) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marcellus STARDUSTER SA-300 (registry code 8660136, https://openairdocs.org/model/marcellus-starduster-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STARDUSTR300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,247 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070724014159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A HARD LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. DURING THE EFFORT TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT STARTING TO SETTLE LOWER TO THE GROUND. AFTER EXAMINING THE AIRCRAFT, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUSS ASSEMBLY FAILED AT A PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED LOCATION.

## 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 CHI07CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA242), Jul 24, 2007: Marcellus Starduster SA-300 (N2498), Columbia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent left main landing gear collapse.

## Other reports on N2498 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960512015919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960512015919A), May 12, 1996: Amtr STARFIRE (N2498), Umatilla, FL, Substantial damage. Made wheel landing. Applied brakes tail up. Nosed 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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