28 Mar 2010: STOLP STARDUSTER SA-300

28 Mar 2010: STOLP STARDUSTER SA-300 — Unknown operator

No fatalities • Goodyear, AZ, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout with a quartering tailwind, resulting in collapse of the right main landing gear.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll of his experimental category biplane, a gust from a left quartering tail wind caused the airplane to drift left. When he corrected the drift with right rudder input the right main landing gear collapsed causing damage to the right lower wing.

Contributing factors

  • Main landing gear — Failure
  • cause Pilot
  • cause Directional control — Not attained/maintained

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 000/06kt, vis 30sm

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