# Accident 20100228028619A: Schafer Pau STARDUSTER, North Bend, OR, February 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2010, 14:30 local time
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3656° N, 123.8281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3656&lon=-123.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105NL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105NL-2012-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schafer Paul STARDUSTER SA-300 (registry code 05619R7, https://openairdocs.org/model/schafer-paul-starduster-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670-16 (registry code 17319, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHAFER PAU STARDUSTER
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670-16
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 901 total, 246 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100228028619A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/28/2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 PST, AN AMATEUR BUILT STARDUSTER SA-300 MADE A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY 21.5 MILES EAST OF THE NORTH BEND, OR AIRPORT (OTH).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BUILDER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER PART 91 OPERATING RULES.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM ROSEBURG, OR (RBG) AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 PST FOR OTH.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD ADDED APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF 100LL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 28 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD, BY A CALIBRATED DIP STICK, IN THE MAIN TANK.   ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THE SOUL OCCUPANT, DEPARTED RSB AND WAS FLYING WITH A WING MAN IN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FOR OTH.  ONCE HE REACHED ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 4500 FEET MSL HE TURNED ON THE CARB HEAT AS A PRECAUTION.  APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO RESPOND TEMPORARILY BY PUMPING THE THROTTLE, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO REGAIN POWER.  THE PILOT CHOSE A CLEAR CUT AREA IN THE FORESTED MOUNTAINS AND MADE A FORCED LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT MASTER POWER SWITCH OFF AND DEPART THE AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER.  THE LOCAL COAST GUARD WAS DISPATCHED TO PICK THE PILOT UP AND TRANSPORT HIM TO NORTH BEND WHERE HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.  HE WAS LATTER RELEASED THAT SAME AFTERNOON.

## 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 WPR10LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA149), Feb 28, 2010: Schafer Starduster SA-300 (N105NL), North Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The complete loss of engine power during cruise for undetermined reasons.

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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