# Accident 20190628008389A: Grosch STARDUSTER TOO SA-30, Lincoln, CA, June 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2019, 14:28 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional/Karl Harder Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9086° N, 121.3511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9086&lon=-121.3511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2RG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2RG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grosch STARDUSTER TOO SA-30 (registry code 8660154, https://openairdocs.org/model/grosch-starduster-too-sa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROSCH STARDUSTER TOO SA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 646 total, 120 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA436) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190628008389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 15 AND LOST CONTROL WHILE ROLLING OUT. A/C DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT INTO THE DIRT AND EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT SIDE LOADS, COLLAPSING GEAR AND WING TIP CONTACTED GROUND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO RIGHT WINGTIP.

AIRMAN'S LAST FLIGHT REVIEW COMPLETED 7/23/2016.

AIRMAN'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED 5/31/2017 (SPECIAL ISSUANCE).

AIRMAN HAS FAILED/REFUSED TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION OR TO ANSWER THE PHONE.

## 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 GAA19CA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA436), Jun 28, 2019: Grosch Starduster TOO (N2RG), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, subsequent loss of directional control, runway excursion, and ground-loop.

## Other reports on N2RG (1)

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

- [Accident 20151004018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151004018409A), Oct 4, 2015: Grosch STARDUSTER TOO SA-30 (N2RG), Lincoln, CA, Substantial damage. Upon landing at Lincoln, CA (lhm) pilot experienced a violent cross wind gust causing the aircraft to ground loop. The resultant side force imparted onto the…

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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