- Date
- April 1, 1985, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kansas City, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N11HEEhlers Starduster ESA300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850401009979A
- Case key
- 33927
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that during the landing roll he noticed an acft landing behind his and therefore veered his acft to the right of rwy 36 traveling about 45 mph. During the maneuver the plt felt the right gear give and the acft consequently ground looped twice to the right resulting in the collapse of the right wing and gear. The right strut attachment bolt was found on rwy 36 and showed signs of separation due to tension loads.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11HE
- Reported as
- Ehlers Starduster ESA300 (STARDUSTER)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Airframe hours
- 175
- Engine
- Lycoming O-435-1, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sean Mac Gregor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 29, 1984 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- DSM · Des Moines, IA
- Destination
- MKC · Kansas City, MO
- Airport
- MKC · Kansas City Downtown, runway 36, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total · 500 in this make and model · 2,700 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.