# Accident 20120427009869A: Tucker-Hurni STARDUSTER SA-300, Vidalia, LA, April 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2012, 16:15 local time
- Place: Vidalia, LA
- Airport: Concordia Parish Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5619° N, 91.5064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5619&lon=-91.5064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4523, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4523) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tucker-Hurni STARDUSTER SA-300 (registry code 86601M3, https://openairdocs.org/model/tucker-hurni-starduster-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TUCKER-HURNI STARDUSTER SA-300
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C125 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,760 total, 50 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120427009869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT PRACTICE AND LANDINGS AT HIS HOME AIRPORT. THE STRIP HE WAS USING WAS A GRASSY AREA LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE PAVED LANDING STRIP. WHEN CONDUCTING HIS LANDING, HE LANDED IN AN AREA WITH APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OF UNMOWED GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN AND TOOK BACK OFF FOR A SHORT PERIOD. DURING ONE OF THE TOUCHDOWNS, THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FOUND A DISTANCE FROM THE FINAL AIRCRAFT RESTING POINT. ON HIS FINAL LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DRAGGED IN THE DIRT APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET AND EVENTUALLY CAUGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER WITH THE AIRCRAFT ENDING UP UPSIDE DOWN AND THE NOSE POINTING TO THE EAST.

## 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 CEN12CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA272), Apr 27, 2012: Tucker-Hurni Starduster SA-300 (N4523), Vidalia, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the airplane’s right main landing gear due to a pre-existing fatigue crack and corrosion.

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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