NTSB WPR24LA237 — 2024-07-06 · Scappoose, Oregon, United States

Current FAA registration · N96558

Make / Model: BAXTER DANIEL DAVID STARDUSTER TOO SA300
Year of manufacture: 2007 · 17 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING IO-540-G1B5 (290 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20070706
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AD71E1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N96558 BAXTER DANIEL DAVID STARDUSTER TOO SA300 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with a tailwheel shimmy.

Factual narrative

The pilot stated that while landing the tailwheel equipped airplane, upon touch down, it began to deviate to the right, and he felt a shimmy when the tail came down. The pilot was unable to maintain directional despite rudder and brake inputs. The airplane subsequently ground looped, exited the runway surface, struck a runway light, and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the lower left wing. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 15. Calm wind was reported 22 minutes prior to the accident and 38 minutes after the accident, reported wind was from 060° at 5 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
— Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Nose/tail landing gear-Malfunction

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_WPR24LA237.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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