# Accident 20080820846099A: PROSTARB, Salisbury, MD, August 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2008, 12:35 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Airport: Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3403° N, 75.5103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3403&lon=-75.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20HU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20HU-2008-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ferree Howard B PRO STAR-B (registry code 05626TU, https://openairdocs.org/model/ferree-howard-b-pro-star-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROSTARB
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 606 total, 12 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080820846099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT LET THE AIRCRAFT DRIFT LEFT OF CENTERLINE TO THE RUNWAY.  WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT THE FLIGHT PATH, HE LET THE AIRSPEED DETERIORATE.  AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED AND DROPPED ONTO THE RUNWAY.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP.  THE AIRCRAFT IS A AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AND THE PILOT WAS TEST FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS CHECK AFTER A FLIGHT CONTROL RIGGING CHANGE.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HISTORY OF THE LEFT WING BEING HEAVY.

## 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 NYC08CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA284), Aug 20, 2008: Ferree Prostar B (N20HU), Salisbury, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard 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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