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FAA accident report · Rhnflu EA 300/L · Queen Anne, MD · October 12, 2003

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Date
October 12, 2003 · 17:10 local
Place
Queen Anne, MD
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N18NL
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC04LA006
Reported as
Rhnflu EA300L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total250 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N18NLRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2017 · Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/LS/N 137 · Built 2001Airframe modelExtra Flugzeugbau EA 300/LEngine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On 10/12/03, at approximately 5:10 pm, Mr. Mark damisch, holder of ATP pilot certificate number 483925422 was acting as pilot in command of an extra 300 aerobatic airplane near Queen Anne, MD. During apparent aerobatic maneuvering Mr. Damisch lost control of the aircraft and crashed. Mr. Damisch, the sole occupant, was killed in the crash. There was one eye witness to the crash. The witness, Mrs. Ute moog stated that she was a passenger in a car riding west bound on rt 404 near Queen Anne when she saw the airplane only for a split second it appeared to be in a vertical dive not turning in any particular direction when it impacted the ground. She said that she estimated that the plane entered her field of view approximately 100' above the ground and was coming straight in. Upon investigation of the crash site it was determined that the aircraft had struck the ground at a steep vertical angle. The engine was below the surface of the ground approximately 12 to 18 inches. The airplane was made from composite material and was fragmented badly on impact. The fuselage which was constructed from steel tubing was compressed like an accordion.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/12/03, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:10 PM, MR. MARK DAMISCH, HOLDER OF ATP PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 483925422 WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF AN EXTRA 300 AEROBATIC AIRPLANE NEAR QUEEN ANNE, MD. DURING APPARENT AEROBATIC MANEUVERING MR. DAMISCH LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED. MR. DAMISCH, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH. THERE WAS ONE EYE WITNESS TO THE CRASH. THE WITNESS, MRS. UTE MOOG STATED THAT SHE WAS A PASSENGER IN A CAR RIDING WEST BOUND ON RT 404 NEAR QUEEN ANNE WHEN SHE SAW THE AIRPLANE ONLY FOR A SPLIT SECOND IT APPEARED TO BE IN A VERTICAL DIVE NOT TURNING IN ANY PARTICULAR DIRECTION WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. SHE SAID THAT SHE ESTIMATED THAT THE PLANE ENTERED HER FIELD OF VIEW APPROXIMATELY 100' ABOVE THE GROUND AND WAS COMING STRAIGHT IN. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE CRASH SITE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK THE GROUND AT A STEEP VERTICAL ANGLE. THE ENGINE WAS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 18 INCHES. THE AIRPLANE WAS MADE FROM COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND WAS FRAGMENTED BADLY ON IMPACT. THE FUSELAGE WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED FROM STEEL TUBING WAS COMPRESSED LIKE AN ACCORDION.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC04LA006Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportQueen Anne, MDThe pilot's performance of aerobatic maneuvers with positive and negative Gs, which resulted in a G induced loss of control, and uncontrolled impact with the ground.Oct 12, 2003 · Destroyed