Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY AERO 600 SPORT N435SA
24 August 2007 · Stevensville, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 August 2007 at about 20:00 local time, a Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY AERO 600 SPORT registered N435SA was involved in an accident near Stevensville, Maryland, United States. 2 people were 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stevensville, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bay Bridge (W29)
- Coordinates
- 38.9764, -76.3297
- Aircraft
- Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY AERO 600 SPORT
- Registration
- N435SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stevensville → Stevensville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN08LA024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2008 | Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 | Malibu, California, United States | Northfield Aviation LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 2011 | Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Lewis F. Gayner | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2003 | Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 650 TC | Placerville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 2017 | Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT | Mosby, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2007 | Boeing 737-300 | La Plata, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2007 | Flight CTSW | Fort Meade, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2007 | McNicholas S-12 | Cambridge, Maryland, United States | Robert C. Hill | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 2007 | Piper PA38-112 | Odenton, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2007 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Jacksonville, Maryland, United States | Theodore Charles Ryder | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Dec 2007 | Cessna 172N | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Washington Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |