# Accident 20201201020519A: Hutson John G STAR-LITE, San Antonio, TX, December 1, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2020, 12:37 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3949° N, 98.4879° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3949&lon=-98.4879&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N322SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hutson John G STAR-LITE (registry code 056123L, https://openairdocs.org/model/hutson-john-g-star-lite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUTSON JOHN G STAR-LITE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 708 total, 9 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201201020519A

## Narrative

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

PIC LANDED 50 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON TURF WHICH WAS SOFT FROM PREVIOUS DAYS RAIN. NOSE GEAR SANK IN THE SOFT SOIL RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP FORWARD DAMAGING NOSE GEAR, CANOPY AND FIREWALL.

## 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 CEN21LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA079), Dec 1, 2020: Hutson Star-Lite (N322SL), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to land on a soft terrain which resulted in the failure of the nose landing gear.

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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