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FAA incident report · Cirrus SR20 · Stevensville, MD · October 26, 2008

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Date
October 26, 2008 · 10:45 local
Place
Stevensville, MD
Airport
Bay Bridge
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N615DA
Reported as
Cirrus SR20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
62 total48 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days
N615DARegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1853 · Built 2007Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Student pilot was on his first solo-cross country flight and returning to originating airport, Bay Bridge Airport (W29) in Stevensville, MD. On approach to runway 29 a witness stated that the aircraft was initially lined up, but began to flare prior to landing. Aircraft bounced on landing approximately halfway down the runway and veered to the left, bouncing a second time in the grass area between runway and taxi-way, hitting the airport noise abatement sign and finally coming to a stop in the brush line adjacent to the runway. Total distance from initial touch down on runway to stop was 500'. Damage to aircraft was to the propeller tip, right engine cowling and leading edge of right wing as a result of hitting the airport's noise abatement sign. Pilot was not available at the time the FAA icc arrived; he had departed. In a phone conversation with the pilot, he stated that everything appeared to be fine until his initial touch down on W29 and the aircraft began to bounce; three times and coming to a stop in the weeds.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO-CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND RETURNING TO ORIGINATING AIRPORT, BAY BRIDGE AIRPORT (W29) IN STEVENSVILLE, MD. ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29 A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS INITIALLY LINED UP, BUT BEGAN TO FLARE PRIOR TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND VEERED TO THE LEFT, BOUNCING A SECOND TIME IN THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXI-WAY, HITTING THE AIRPORT NOISE ABATEMENT SIGN AND FINALLY COMING TO A STOP IN THE BRUSH LINE ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. TOTAL DISTANCE FROM INITIAL TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY TO STOP WAS 500'. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE PROPELLER TIP, RIGHT ENGINE COWLING AND LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT WING AS A RESULT OF HITTING THE AIRPORT'S NOISE ABATEMENT SIGN. PILOT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME THE FAA ICC ARRIVED; HE HAD DEPARTED. IN A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT, HE STATED THAT EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE UNTIL HIS INITIAL TOUCH DOWN ON W29 AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BOUNCE; THREE TIMES AND COMING TO A STOP IN THE WEEDS.