Nord (Sncan) STAMPE SV4C N97264

Summary

On 21 June 2008 at about 15:00 local time, a Nord (Sncan) STAMPE SV4C registered N97264, operated by John Krans, was involved in an accident near Taneytown, Maryland, 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.

Date

21 June 2008 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Taneytown, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Greer (MD20)

Coordinates

39.6361, -77.1228

Aircraft

Nord (Sncan) STAMPE SV4C

Registration

N97264

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John Krans

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Taneytown → Taneytown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA227

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's altitude during the final approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the Nord Stampe SV4C, he made three successful landings at the 1,500-foot-long, 100-foot-wide grass airstrip. During the fourth landing attempt's final approach, the airplane's main landing gear became entangled in the last 20 to 25 feet of a 2-foot-high wheat field. The airplane then nosed over, and came to rest inverted on the runway. Neither the pilot nor the Federal Aviation Administration inspector on scene reported any preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The pilot also noted that he should not have tried to land so close to the approach end of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.