# Accident 20180619008219A: Craig A Reed STARDUSTER II, Morrilton, AR, June 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2018, 08:15 local time
- Place: Morrilton, AR
- Airport: Morrilton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1361° N, 92.7136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1361&lon=-92.7136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969TM-2019-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Craig A Reed STARDUSTER II (registry code 05634LV, https://openairdocs.org/model/craig-a-reed-starduster-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D (registry code 41828, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a3b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CRAIG A REED STARDUSTER II
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 24 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180619008219A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/19/2018 AT 0815; N969TM, AIRCRAFT TYPE: ?CRAIG A REED STARDUSTER II?, AN EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING AMATEUR BUILT BI-PLANE (TAIL-DRAGGER), REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED SURFACE AND CONTACTED A SMALL DITCH WITH RIGHT GEAR, WHICH FOLDED, AND FORCED THE RIGHT WING DOWN TO CONTACT GROUND, THE RIGHT LOWER WING SPAR SUSTAINED SUBSTATIAL DAMAGE. BOTH MAIN GEAR BROKE FROM THE MOUNTING AREA, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND BREAKING ONE BLADE AND DAMAGING A SECOND BLADE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN CAME TO REST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 9, APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED; THE WIND MAY HAVE BEEN GUSTING FROM A DIFFERENT DIRECTION EACH LANDING AND MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO FUSELAGE AFT OF PILOT COMPARTMENT, THE PILOT REORTED THAT HE WAS WEARING A HELMET AND SUSTAINED ONLY A FEW BUMPS AND BRUISES.  PEOPLE ON BOARD: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL TO THE ITEMS NOTED ABOVE.

## 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 GAA18CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA365), Jun 19, 2018: Craig A Reed Starduster II (N969TM), Morrilton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during 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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