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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-310 · Stevensville, MD · May 24, 1996

Date
May 24, 1996 · 10:55 local
Place
Stevensville, MD
Airport
Bay Bridge Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N103RW
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD96FA085
Reported as
Piper PA31310
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total600 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable comb accelerate. Ditched in bay. Short runway. No flaps. Behind power curve. Premature lift. Gross weight.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE COMB ACCELERATE. DITCHED IN BAY. SHORT RUNWAY. NO FLAPS. BEHIND POWER CURVE. PREMATURE LIFT. GROSS WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.