# Accident 19831226063519A: Piper PA22108, Edgewater, MD, December 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1983, 10:30 local time
- Place: Edgewater, MD
- Airport: Lee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9007° N, 76.5406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9007&lon=-76.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5276Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276Z-1998-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 18 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226063519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. STUDENT PILOT IN LEFT SEAT AND INEXPERIENCED PILOT IN RIGHT SEAT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA076), Dec 26, 1983: Piper PA-22-108 (N5276Z), Edgewater, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5276Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920317006619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920317006619A), Mar 17, 1992: Piper PA22108 (N5276Z), Stevensville, MD, Substantial damage. Student landed short of runway on a training maneuver. Slid in mud and overturned. CFI unaware landing short.
- [Incident 19780618046579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780618046579I), Jun 18, 1978: Piper PA22108 (N5276Z), Edgewater, MD, Minor damage. Instructor unabe to regain control of plane after student made bad touch down and plane inverted at end of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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