SPICEWOOD, TX, USA
N1011Z
Starduster Too SA300
The pilot executed a 'three point landing' on runway 35. During the landing roll, the tailwheel-equipped airplane's right main landing gear departed the right side of the runway. The airplane pulled to the right as the 'wheel bogged down' into the mud. The pilot was unable to bring the right main landing gear back on the runway with the use of left rudder and left brake. As the airplane decelerated, it nosed over and came to rest inverted.
On June 7, 2000, at 1530 central daylight time, a Starduster Too SA300 tailwheel-equipped experimental airplane, N1011Z, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during the landing roll at the Spicewood Airport near Spicewood, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The local flight departed from the Spicewood Airport, approximately 1500. According to the pilot's statement, he executed a "three point landing" on runway 35. During the landing roll, the right main landing gear departed the right side of the runway. The airplane pulled to the right as the "wheel bogged down" into the mud. The pilot was unable to bring the right main landing gear back on the runway with the use of the left rudder and left brake. As the airplane decelerated, it nosed over and came to rest inverted. The left upper wing, rudder, and vertical stabilizer sustained structural damage.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the muddy terrain condition.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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