Hutson STAR-LITE N322SL

Summary

On 1 December 2020 at about 18:50 local time, a Hutson STAR-LITE registered N322SL was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, 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.

Date

1 December 2020 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

San Geronimo Airpark (8T8)

Coordinates

29.3949, -98.4879

Aircraft

Hutson STAR-LITE

Registration

N322SL

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

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

CEN21LA079

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s decision to land on a soft terrain which resulted in the failure of the nose landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the local flight and in the airport traffic pattern, he’d decided to land on the grass about 50 ft short of the asphalt runway. During the landing roll, the nose landing gear dug into the soft terrain which resulted in the failure of the nose landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount which was considered part of the airplane primary structure. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.