# NTSB CEN09CA184: Marrero Andres Starduster, N2262D, San Antonio, TX, March 2, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 2, 2009, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: San Antonio, TX - Coordinates: 29.806943, -98.422225 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8069&lon=-98.4222&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 12, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Avaiation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 73420 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA184 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73420/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA184 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of control during take off. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind component. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Marrero Andres STARDUSTER TOO SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=8660289), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Marrero Andres STARDUSTER TOO SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=8660289), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Marrero Andres STARDUSTER TOO SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=8660289), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: recent experience w/ equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031045): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot; cases with it: [Marrero Andres STARDUSTER TOO SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031045/cases.md?model=8660289), [All aircraft, 31 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Marrero Andres STARDUSTER TOO SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=8660289), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Marrero Andres STARDUSTER TOO SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=8660289), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Marrero Andres STARDUSTER TOO SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=8660289), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Marrero Andres STARDUSTER TOO SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=8660289), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was on takeoff roll for runway 30 when he reported a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right side of the runway. The pilot's attempts to correct were unsuccessful. As the airplane left the runway it veered to the right and down a sloped embankment. The pilot was still attempting to regain directional control but the airplane became airborne and stalled, contacting the ground with the right wing and collapsing the right main landing gear. The airplane then cartwheeled on the right wing and came to rest upright. The pilot was able to exit the airplane normally and was not injured. Substantial damage was confirmed to the right wings and right main landing gear. Winds reported from the nearest weather observation facility 17 miles to the south were 180 degrees at 8 knots gusting to 15 knots. ## Factual narrative The pilot was on takeoff roll for runway 30 when he reported a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right side of the runway. The pilot's attempts to correct were unsuccessful. As the airplane left the runway it veered to the right and down a sloped embankment. The pilot was still attempting to regain directional control but the airplane became airborne and stalled, contacting the ground with the right wing and collapsing the right main landing gear. The airplane then cartwheeled on the right wing and came to rest upright. The pilot was able to exit the airplane normally and was not injured. Substantial damage was confirmed to the right wings and right main landing gear. Winds reported from the nearest weather observation facility 17 miles to the south were 180 degrees at 8 knots gusting to 15 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2262D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2262D), registered now, S/N 1510 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MARRERO ANDRES STARDUSTER - Registry model: [Marrero Andres STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/marrero-andres-starduster-too-sa300) (registry code 8660289) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 1510 - Airframe hours: 527 - Engines: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Rcs Aeronautical Inc - Registered owner: Rcs Aeronautical Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, July 14, 2008, 42 hours before - Departed: 1T7, San Antonio, TX - Destination: 1T7, San Antonio, TX - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: 1T7, Kesler Airport, runway 30, 3,000 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 28, 2007; seat: rear; flight hours: 3,601 total, 41 in this make and model, 3,601 as pilot in command, 42 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 8 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: KSAT ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20090302002379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090302002379A), Mar 2, 2009: Marrer SA300, San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 02, 2009, 15:30 central daylight time a single engine starduster too SA300, experimental aircraft, N2262, was substanitally damaged following… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.