# Accident 20130810014589A: Kerr Matthew STARDUSTER TOO, Frankenmuth, MI, August 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Frankenmuth, MI
- Airport: Zehnder
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3139° N, 83.7097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3139&lon=-83.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kerr Matthew STARDUSTER TOO (registry code 8660385, https://openairdocs.org/model/kerr-matthew-starduster-too) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KERR MATTHEW STARDUSTER TOO
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-435
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA479) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130810014589A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING RUNWAY 9 FRANKENMUTH ZEHNDER FIELD (66G) MI, PILOT OVER SHOT THE RUNWAY,  AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING HIT THE CORN FIELD FORCING THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT  INTO THE FIELD. AIRCRAFT STOPPED UP RIGHT IN CORN FIELD,  NO PERSONAL INJURIES .

DAMAGING RIGHT LOWER WING, SPINNER AND MINOR DAMAGE TO FORWARD ENGINE COWL AND WHEEL PANS.

PILOT REPORTED HIS APPROACH AND LANDING SPEED WAS TO FAST   RWY 9, 2190 FEET IN LENGTH 100 FT  IN WIDTH.

PILOT ALSO REPORTED RUNWAY CONDITION DRY,  WEATHER WAS VFR NO WIND.

## 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 CEN13CA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA479), Aug 10, 2013: Kerr Matthew Starduster TOO (N159MK), Frankenmuth, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with a corn field.

## Other reports on N159MK (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980701015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980701015709A), Jul 1, 1998: Amtr STARDUSTER2 (N159MK), Bay City, MI, Substantial damage. Right main gear folded landing. (.19) on July 1, 1998, at 1520 eastern daylight time, a starduster too, N159MK, operated by a private pilot experienced a right…
- [Accident 19860628028189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860628028189A), Jun 28, 1986: Amtrso STARDUSTER2 (N159MK), Roundup, MT, Substantial damage. Landed hard. Impact broke off the right main gear at a weld joint. Aircraft then veered off the runway.
- [Incident 19810321021959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810321021959I), Mar 21, 1981: Amtrso STARDUSTR100 (N159MK), Bay City, MI, Minor damage. Approach too high and fast. Descended, engine failed to catch and landed short on bank of river levee.

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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