# Accident 19960524011529A: Piper PA31310, Stevensville, MD, May 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1996, 10:55 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Bay Bridge Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9899° N, 76.2998° 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=-76.2998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103RW-1996-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960524011529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD96FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA085), May 24, 1996: Piper PA-31-310 (N103RW), Stevensville, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper short field takeoff/procedure and selection of the wrong runway for takeoff.

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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