# Incident 20070824018729I: Inizi 600SPORT, Stevensville, MD, August 24, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Bay Bridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9764° N, 76.3297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9764&lon=-76.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435SA-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT (registry code 060003R, https://openairdocs.org/model/iniziative-industriali-italian-sky-arrow-600-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INIZI 600SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 718 total, 48 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070824018729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR STATED HE WAS CHECKING OUT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE AIRCRAFT. THEY MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE CAMBRIDGE AIRPORT (CGE). THE INSTRUCTOR FLEW BACK TO BASE AT BAYBRIDGE AIRPORT (W29) AND LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS.

## 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 DEN08LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA024), Aug 24, 2007: Iniziative Industriali Italian Sky Aero 600 Sport (N435SA), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature flare that resulted in a hard landing, fracturing the left main landing gear strut that subsequently collapsed. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate…

## Other reports on N435SA (1)

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

- [Accident 20110302004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110302004409A), Mar 2, 2011: Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT (N435SA), Ridgely, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot was doing touch in goes at Ridgely Airpark. On second landing on rwy 30 the aircraft ran off the right side of runway. The aircraft flipped upside down,…

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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