NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR24LA237
Registry · N96558
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
BAXTER DANIEL D
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
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
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or 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.
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