# Accident 20080127011239A: Dayton PITBULLJD3, Leonardtown, MD, January 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2008, 07:20 local time
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Airport: St. Mary'S County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3153° N, 76.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3153&lon=-76.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6592H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6592H-2018-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dayton James L PITBULL JD-3 (registry code 05622XO, https://openairdocs.org/model/dayton-james-l-pitbull-jd-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAYTON PITBULLJD3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080127011239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MAIDEN FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL GYROCOPTER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE N6592H ON INITIAL LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 11 AT ST. MARY'S AIRPORT MD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED 2.5 HOURS OF INITIAL TRAINING IN A SIMILAR AIRCRAFT MORE THAN 8 MONTHS PRIOR IN MAY 2007, AND HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY FOLLOW-ON/REFRESHER TRAINING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED TO TROOPER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE, "ON APPROACH, I WAS NOT LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY; POOR LANDING TECHNIQUE IS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT." THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED TO THE FAA, THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT; THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY PILOT ERROR.

## 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 NYC08CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA093), Jan 27, 2008: James Dayton Pit Bull JD-3 (N6592H), Leonardtown, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during the landing.

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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