# NTSB CEN14CA236: Morris Thomas Lee Stolp Strdstr SA300, N94TM, Lincoln, NE, May 9, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 9, 2014, 15:05 local (20:05 UTC) - Place: Lincoln, NE - Coordinates: 40.851387, -96.755836 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8514&lon=-96.7558&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 24, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 89199 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA236 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89199/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89199 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA236 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control while landing in gusty crosswinds in a tail wheel equipped airplane. ## 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: [Morris Thomas Lee STOLP STRDSTR SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05623VF), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Morris Thomas Lee STOLP STRDSTR SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05623VF), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Morris Thomas Lee STOLP STRDSTR SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=05623VF), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Morris Thomas Lee STOLP STRDSTR SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=05623VF), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Morris Thomas Lee STOLP STRDSTR SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05623VF), [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: [Morris Thomas Lee STOLP STRDSTR SA300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05623VF), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was performing a full-stop landing after practicing landings at another airport. The tail-wheel equipped airplane touched down on runway 35 with a prevailing wind from 220 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots. The airplane landed with the main landing gear and the pilot lowered the tail of the airplane by applying aft stick. The tailwheel began to shimmy as the pilot steered the airplane down the runway. During the landing, the airplane began to yaw left and right before lifting up slightly and yawing to the left. The right landing gear buckled when it contacted the ground and the right lower wing contacted the ground resulting in substantial damage. The airplane departed the runway and came to rest to the left side of the runway. An examination of the airplane conducted by inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration did not detect any preimpact anomalies. ## Factual narrative The pilot was performing a full-stop landing after practicing landings at another airport. The tail-wheel equipped airplane touched down on runway 35 with a prevailing wind from 220 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots. The airplane landed with the main landing gear and the pilot lowered the tail of the airplane by applying aft stick. The tailwheel began to shimmy as the pilot steered the airplane down the runway. During the landing, the airplane began to yaw left and right before lifting up slightly and yawing to the left. The right landing gear buckled when it contacted the ground and the right lower wing contacted the ground resulting in substantial damage. The airplane departed the runway and came to rest to the left side of the runway. An examination of the airplane conducted by inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration did not detect any preimpact anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N94TM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94TM), registered now, S/N M001, built 1993 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MORRIS THOMAS LEE STOLP STRDSTR SA300 - Registry model: [Morris Thomas Lee STOLP STRDSTR SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/morris-thomas-lee-stolp-strdstr-sa300) (registry code 05623VF) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: M001 - Year built: 1993 - Airframe hours: 490 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Melton William H Jr - Registered owner: Melton William H Jr - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, September 7, 2013 - Departed: LNK, Lincoln, NE - Destination: LNK, Lincoln, NE - Airport: LNK, Lincoln, runway 35, 5,800 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; airline transport, commercial, military, flight engineer; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 30, 2012; seat: rear; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 3,526.6 total, 8 in this make and model, 1,765 as pilot in command, 146.1 in the last 90 days, 37.9 in the last 30 days, 1.7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 10 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.85 inHg - Observed at: KLNK ## 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 20140509006629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140509006629A), May 9, 2014: Morris Thomas Lee STOLP STRDSTR SA300, Lincoln, NE, Substantial damage. On may 09, 2014 at 1504 CDT, N94TM, a stolp starduster too SA300 landed on runway 35 of the Lincoln airport in Lincoln, Nebraska. During the landing rollout,… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 9, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89199. 624 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 535 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40416327&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Witness Statement (item 2, .PDF, 90 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40416328&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statement-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. 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