Bayer Oscar STARDUSTER SA300 N490B
19 March 2014 · San Luis Obispo, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 March 2014 at about 21:20 local time, a Bayer Oscar STARDUSTER SA300 registered N490B was involved in an accident near San Luis Obispo, California, 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 21:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Luis County Rgnl (SBP)
- Coordinates
- 35.2428, -120.6511
- Aircraft
- Bayer Oscar STARDUSTER SA300
- Registration
- N490B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Luis Obispo → San Luis Obispo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR14CA139
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of aircraft control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during touchdown in the tailwheel equipped airplane, it bounced once, and as the airplane main landing gear made contact with the runway, the right landing gear strut collapsed. The pilot lost directional control and the airplane ground looped. The fuselage and right wing sustained substantial damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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