# Accident 20160602005839A: Staudacher Aircraft Inc S-300, Wheeling, IL, June 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2016, 20:30 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Chicago Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1156° N, 87.9031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1156&lon=-87.9031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126RG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126RG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Staudacher S-300 (registry code 05624BN, https://openairdocs.org/model/staudacher-s-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STAUDACHER AIRCRAFT INC S-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,764 total, 193 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160602005839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED ABOUT A FOOT IN THE AIR.  AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND DURING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT SIDE FELT SOFT TO THE PILOT.  AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA16CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA280), Jun 3, 2016: Staudacher S 300 (N126RG), Prospect Heights, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing, which resulted in a hard bounced landing, and subsequent left main landing gear collapse, a runway excursion, and a collision with a runway…

## Other reports on N126RG (2)

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

- [Incident 20060822030009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060822030009I), Aug 22, 2006: Stdchr S300RG (N126RG), Grayslake, IL, Minor damage. (-23) During cruise flight, aircraft indicated a loss of oil pressure. Pilot landed at Grayslake, IL. Campbell Airport (C81) while the engine was still…
- [Incident 19990328017729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990328017729I), Mar 28, 1999: Inland S300 (N126RG), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. James barrett failed to extend the aircraft landing gear and landed gear up at new Century Aircenter (ixd), Olathe, KS.

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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