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Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT N435SA

2 March 2011 · Ridgely, Maryland, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 March 2011 at about 15:00 local time, a Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT registered N435SA, operated by Lewis F. Gayner, was involved in an accident near Ridgely, 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.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Ridgely, Maryland, United States
Nearest airport
Ridgley Airpark (RJD)
Coordinates
38.9686, -75.8597
Aircraft
Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT
Registration
N435SA
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Lewis F. Gayner
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ridgely → Ridgely
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ERA11CA178

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to compensate for crosswind conditions and loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot landed with a left crosswind and the airplane started veering to the right. The pilot removed the crosswind correction while applying the brakes with the brake handle which was located on the control stick. The airplane continued off the right side of the runway. The nose landing gear dug into the grass and the airplane nosed over inverted into a ditch. Both wings and the tail section sustained structural damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane.

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
N454SA
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24 Aug 2007 Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY AERO 600 SPORT
N435SA
Stevensville, Maryland, United States - No injuries -
17 Mar 2017 Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT
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Mosby, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
8 Dec 2003 Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 650 TC
N14XL
Placerville, California, United States - Fatal 1

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