# Accident 19920317006619A: Piper PA22108, Stevensville, MD, March 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Kentmorr Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9899° N, 76.2992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9899&lon=-76.2992&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 500 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920317006619A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON A TRAINING MANEUVER. SLID IN MUD AND OVERTURNED. CFI UNAWARE LANDING SHORT.

## 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 BFO92LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA042), Mar 17, 1992: Piper PA-22-108 (N5276Z), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S (CFI'S) INADEQUATE SUPERVISION DURING THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING. SOFT TERRAIN IN THE TOUCHDOWN AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N5276Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19831226063519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226063519A), Dec 26, 1983: Piper PA22108 (N5276Z), Edgewater, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during attempted go around. Student pilot in left seat and inexperienced pilot in right seat.
- [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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