Marrero Andres STARDUSTER N2262D
2 March 2009 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 March 2009 at about 21:30 local time, a Marrero Andres STARDUSTER registered N2262D, operated by RCS Aeronautical Inc, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kesler Airport (1T7)
- Coordinates
- 29.8069, -98.4222
- Aircraft
- Marrero Andres STARDUSTER
- Registration
- N2262D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- RCS Aeronautical Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Antonio → San Antonio
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA184
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control during take off. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind component.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was on takeoff roll for runway 30 when he reported a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right side of the runway. The pilot's attempts to correct were unsuccessful. As the airplane left the runway it veered to the right and down a sloped embankment. The pilot was still attempting to regain directional control but the airplane became airborne and stalled, contacting the ground with the right wing and collapsing the right main landing gear. The airplane then cartwheeled on the right wing and came to rest upright. The pilot was able to exit the airplane normally and was not injured. Substantial damage was confirmed to the right wings and right main landing gear. Winds reported from the nearest weather observation facility 17 miles to the south were 180 degrees at 8 knots gusting to 15 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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