# Accident 20120807015869A: Cantlon STARDUSTER TOO SA300, Galion, OH, August 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2012, 19:45 local time
- Place: Galion, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7533° N, 83.7239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7533&lon=-83.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cantlon STARDUSTER TOO SA300 (registry code 8660161, https://openairdocs.org/model/cantlon-starduster-too-sa300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 (registry code 41651, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CANTLON STARDUSTER TOO SA300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA538) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120807015869A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA538), Aug 7, 2012: Cantlon Starduster Too SA300 (N111LC), Galion, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and a proper pitch attitude and airspeed while performing an aborted landing.

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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