# NTSB CEN10CA215: Murray Starlite, N4326D, Shelbyville, IL, April 21, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 21, 2010, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Shelbyville, IL - Coordinates: 39.410278, -88.845275 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4103&lon=-88.8453&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 12, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Springfield FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75816 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA215 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75816/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75816 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA215 ## Probable cause The corrosion of the left landing gear rotor and brake, which resulted in the loss of directional control during the landing rollout, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Fatigue/wear/corrosion (probable cause); cases with it: [Murray David L STARLITE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=05622HR), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Malfunction (probable cause); cases with it: [Murray David L STARLITE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=05622HR), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) - [Inspection: preflight inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Murray David L STARLITE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510/cases.md?model=05622HR), [All aircraft, 551 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510/cases.md) - [Maintenance/inspections: scheduled maint checks](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010520): Aircraft › Aircraft handling/service · Not inspected; cases with it: [Murray David L STARLITE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010520/cases.md?model=05622HR), [All aircraft, 76 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible; cases with it: [Murray David L STARLITE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05622HR), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [Murray David L STARLITE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md?model=05622HR), [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Murray David L STARLITE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05622HR), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Murray David L STARLITE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05622HR), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Murray David L STARLITE, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=05622HR), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that when the experimental, amateur-built airplane touched down for landing, the left main tire “locked up” and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot applied full right rudder and aileron, but the airplane continued to veer off the left side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage when it entered a plowed field, which caused the main landing gear to collapse and the left main tire to go through the left wing. Postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed that left main landing gear rotor and brake exhibited rust with “pitting” and “scarring.” The left tire had a bald spot which was consistent with it being “locked up” and skidding. The aircraft logbook indicated that the airplane’s last conditional inspection was conducted on March 24, 2009, which was about 13 months prior to the accident. The accident flight was the first flight since the airplane had been stored for the winter in August 2009. The pilot reported that he “could have removed the wheels and checked them thoroughly” since the airplane had been in a "barn/hangar" over the winter. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that when the experimental, amateur-built airplane touched down for landing, the left main tire “locked up” and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot applied full right rudder and aileron, but the airplane continued to veer off the left side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage when it entered a plowed field, which caused the main landing gear to collapse and the left main tire to go through the left wing. The inspection of the airplane revealed that left main landing gear rotor and brake exhibited rust with “pitting” and “scarring.” The left tire had a bald spot which was consistent with it being “locked up” and skidding. The aircraft logbook indicated that the airplane’s last conditional inspection was conducted on March 24, 2009, which was about 13 months prior to the accident. The accident flight was the first flight since the airplane had been stored for the winter in August, 2009. The pilot reported that he “could have removed the wheels and checked them thoroughly” since the airplane had been in a "barn/hangar" over the winter. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4326D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4326D-2013-04-17), registration cancelled 2013-04-17, S/N 150 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Murray Starlite - Registry model: [Murray David L STARLITE](https://openairdocs.org/model/murray-david-l-starlite) (registry code 05622HR) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 150 - Airframe hours: 416 - Engines: Rotax 447 UL 40 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: Denis Boissonneault - Registered owner: Coastal Empire Flight Training - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, March 24, 2009 - Departed: Marion, IA - Destination: 2H0, Shelbyville, IL - Airport: 2H0, Shelby County Airport, runway 18, 4,099 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 3,714 total, 2 in this make and model, 3,200 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 7 knots ## 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 20100421033769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100421033769A), Apr 21, 2010: Murray Davi STARLITE, Shelbyville, IL, Substantial damage. While landing with a right hand cross wind the aircraft "pulled to the left" and ran off the runway. The aircraft hit a "dirt mound" and the landing gear was… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 18, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75816. 1.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40329575&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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.