# Accident 20121027025019A: Bates STARDUSTER SA-300, Reklaw, TX, October 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2012, 12:15 local time
- Place: Reklaw, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8397° N, 94.9611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8397&lon=-94.9611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2369-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bates STARDUSTER SA-300 (registry code 8660194, https://openairdocs.org/model/bates-starduster-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BATES STARDUSTER SA-300
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 48 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121027025019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED HARD, BOUNCING IN A T LEAST THREE TIMES. WHEN IT FINALLY SETTLED IN IT WAS IN A DEPRESSED AREA OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE PROPELLER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, DIGGING INTO THE DIRT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. A VIDEO PROVIDED BY A WITNESS MATCHES THE DESCRIBED SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.

## 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 CEN13CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA037), Oct 27, 2012: Bates Starduster SA-300 (N2369), Reklaw, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a noseover.

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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