NYC76AHD20

NTSB accident investigation · Starduster SA-100 · Hammonton, NJ · March 27, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 27, 1976
Place
Hammonton, NJ · HAMMONTON, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N22GTStarduster SA-100
Status
Completed · report July 12, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760327007249A
Case key
153768

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1300  76/3/27    HAMMONTON,NJ        STARDUSTER SA-100   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 496
        TIME - 1100                    N22GT               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMMONTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERVILLE,NJ               HAMMONTON,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RIGHT REAR LEG OF RIGHT GR STRUT FRACTURED.WIND GUSTING 25K.

Aircraft

Registration
N22GT
Reported as
Starduster SA-100
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hammonton

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N22GT · 1

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