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August 24, 2007 · Iniziative Industriali Italian Sky Aero 600 Sport · N435SA

Stevensville, MD

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 24, 2007
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Stevensville, MD
Aircraft
Iniziative Industriali Italian Sky Aero 600 Sport
Tail Number
N435SA
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DEN08LA024

The instructor was giving the private pilot an airplane checkout. He said the pilot "flared high and touched down hard." The instructor took control of the airplane, made a go-around, and landed. On touchdown, the airplane "tended to veer left" and it appeared the left main landing gear was "slightly distorted." They flew back to the airport where the flight originated. The instructor made the landing and applied right brake as necessary to maintain runway centerline. There was a loud bang and the left main landing gear failed. The airplane swerved off the runway. Post-accident inspection revealed the left landing gear strut was fractured and bent aft. The composite fuselage was buckled, and the landing gear box was torn open.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's premature flare that resulted in a hard landing, fracturing the left main landing gear strut that subsequently collapsed. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot.

Full Narrative

On August 24, 2007, approximately 1400 eastern daylight time, an Iniziative Industriali Italian Sky Arrow 600 Sport, N435SA, piloted by a private pilot under the supervision of a commercial certificated flight instructor, was substantially damaged when the pilot made a hard landing at Cambridge Airport (CGE), Cambridge, Maryland. The flight instructor assumed control of the airplane and flew back to Bat Bridge Airport (W29), Stevensville, Maryland. Upon landing, the airplane veered off the runway. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The private pilot and flight instructor were not injured. The flight originated at W29 approximately 1330. This accident was not reported to NTSB until November 5, 2007, because FAA had not assessed aircraft damage. The instructor was giving the private pilot an airplane checkout. In his accident report, the instructor said the pilot "flared high and touched down hard" at CGE. The instructor took control of the airplane, made a go-around, and landed. On touchdown, the airplane "tended to veer left" and it appeared the left main landing gear was "slightly distorted." They flew back to W29. The instructor made the landing and applied right brake as necessary to maintain runway centerline. There was a loud bang and the left main landing gear failed. The airplane swerved off the runway. Post-accident inspection revealed the left landing gear strut was fractured and bent aft. The composite fuselage was buckled, and the landing gear box was torn open.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time16:00 EDT
Nearest AirportBay Bridge (0nm)
Runway29
Runway Length2903 ft
Runway Width60 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftIniziative Industriali Italian Sky Aero 600 Sport
Tail NumberN435SA
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsRotax · 912 VLS · Reciprocating · 100
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 68 · Second Class · None
Crew 2Age 53 · Third Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

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