Townson STARDUSTER SA100 N9119R
31 July 1988 · Monee, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1988 at about 18:45 local time, a Townson STARDUSTER SA100 registered N9119R was involved in an accident near Monee, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monee, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sanger (C56)
- Coordinates
- 41.4192, -87.7502
- Aircraft
- Townson STARDUSTER SA100
- Registration
- N9119R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88DEE08
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
PILOT FAILING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RT SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER DURING LNDG. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING LNDG THE ACFT BEGAN A RT TURN AND WHEN HE USED LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE SEQUENCE BEGAN WHEN THE ACFT BOUNCED DURING INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND STARTED A TURN TO THE LEFT. WHEN HE USED RIGHT RUDDER, HE SAID, THAT DUE TO THE CRAMPED COCKPIT HE INADVERTENTLY USED RT BRAKE AND THE ACFT RESPONDED RAPIDLY BY GOING OFF THE RWY. THE PLT SAID HE THEN USED LEFT RUDDER AND GOT MINIMAL RESPONSE SO HE RESORTED TO LEFT BRAKE. THE MOVEMENT OF THE LEFT RUDDER FORWARD HAD FORCED THE RT BRAKE PEDAL AGAINST THE PLTS RT FOOT AND WITH BOTH BRAKES APPLIED THE ACFT NOSED OVER. IN HIS RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION THE PLT SAID HE WAS GOING TO HAVE THE BRAKE PEDALS ADJUSTED TO ALLEVIATE THE ALMOST VERTICAL POSITION OF THE PEDAL WHICH, ALONG WITH THE LACK OF LEG ROOM, MADE THE BRAKES SUBJECT TO INADVERTENT APPLICATION WHEN THE RUDDER IS USED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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