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CEN12CA272

2012-04-27 · Vidalia, Louisiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 0R4

Current FAA registration · N4523

Make / Model
TUCKER-HURNI STARDUSTER SA-300
Year of manufacture
1970 · 42 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C125 SERIES (125 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19810730
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A57C4B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The failure of the airplane’s right main landing gear due to a pre-existing fatigue crack and corrosion.

Factual narrative

To help with directional control on the tailwheel equipped airplane, the pilot landed in grassy area with rough terrain features. While on the landing roll, the airplane's right main landing gear broke and separated from the airplane. Directional control of the airplane was lost, the airplane nosed over, and came to rest in the inverted position. Substantial damage was sustained to the airplane's upper wing and rudder. An examination of the airplane revealed a pre-existing fatigue fracture with interior corrosion of the right landing gear strut, that was not discovered during the previous inspection. While on the landing roll in a grassy area with rough terrain, the airplane's right main landing gear broke and separated from the airplane. The pilot was then unable to maintain directional control of the airplane, which then nosed over and came to rest inverted with substantial damage to the upper wing and rudder. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right landing gear strut had a pre-existing fatigue fracture with interior corrosion, which was not discovered during a previous inspection. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Main landing gear-Failure - C
  • C Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Main landing gear-Fatigue/wear/corrosion - C

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2012_CEN12CA272.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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