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FAA incident report · Robertson STARDUSTER TOO SA300 · Pearland, TX · November 25, 2025

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Date
November 25, 2025 · 16:59 local
Place
Pearland, TX
Airport
Pearland Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N249E
Reported as
Robertson Starduster TOO SA300
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,155 total78 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N249ERegistered now · Robertson STARDUSTER TOO SA300S/N 843 · Built 1977Airframe modelRobertson STARDUSTER TOO SA300Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During a normal approach to landing, the aircraft flared high and experienced a small bounce upon touchdown. The upwind wing lifted, and the pilot over-corrected with aileron input, causing the downwind wing to rise. The aircraft subsequently weather-vaned into the wind and departed the runway, striking the left wing and resulting in minor damage. Winds at the time of landing were reported to be approximately 60 degrees off the runway at 6 mph.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT FLARED HIGH AND EXPERIENCED A SMALL BOUNCE UPON TOUCHDOWN. THE UPWIND WING LIFTED, AND THE PILOT OVER-CORRECTED WITH AILERON INPUT, CAUSING THE DOWNWIND WING TO RISE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY WEATHER-VANED INTO THE WIND AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, STRIKING THE LEFT WING AND RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. WINDS AT THE TIME OF LANDING WERE REPORTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY AT 6 MPH.