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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cantlon STARDUSTER TOO SA300 · Galion, OH · August 7, 2012

Date
August 7, 2012 · 19:45 local
Place
Galion, OH
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N111LC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA538
Reported as
Cantlon Starduster TOO SA300
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While attempting to land the a/c began to ground loop. Pilot attempted to avoid situation but was heads down in cockpit too long and lost orientation. Upon becoming airborns again pilot realized he was out flight path he intended. Pilot attempted to avoid building and electrical line hazards but did not have enough speed to lift ratio and stalled the a/c. a/c came to rest flat on ground without contacting any property.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE A/C BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID SITUATION BUT WAS HEADS DOWN IN COCKPIT TOO LONG AND LOST ORIENTATION. UPON BECOMING AIRBORNS AGAIN PILOT REALIZED HE WAS OUT FLIGHT PATH HE INTENDED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL LINE HAZARDS BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO LIFT RATIO AND STALLED THE A/C. A/C CAME TO REST FLAT ON GROUND WITHOUT CONTACTING ANY PROPERTY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.