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| Date: | Monday 8 April 2002 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: | Stolp SA-100 Starduster |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2XM |
| MSN: | B82F90 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 269 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sherman, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | McKinney, TX (T31) |
| (T31) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed in the recently purchased airplane for a solo familiarization flight. He proceeded to another airport and performed four landings, of which the last three were touch-and-go landings. During the fifth landing roll, the airplane departed the runway surface. The pilot was attempting to taxi the airplane back to the runway when the airplane contacted a 1-foot deep ditch and nosed over. The pilot had accumulated a total of 1.5 hours in the accident airplane at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent use of unsuitable taxi terrain, which resulted in an encounter with a ditch while taxing from landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW02LA114
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 18:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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