# Accident 20090306004159A: Amtr SONERAI, Leonardtown, MD, March 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2009, 11:30 local time
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Airport: St. Mary'S County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3328° N, 76.5697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3328&lon=-76.5697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Doyle-Michael SONERAI-II (registry code 05659E2, https://openairdocs.org/model/doyle-michael-sonerai-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONERAI
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total, 180 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090306004159A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON MARCH 6, 2009, AT 11:15, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR-BUILT, SONERAI-II, N28MD, S/N 141, A FIXED WING SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH A GREAT PLAINS VW 2180 ENGINE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND TREES WHILE CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO (TG) FLIGHT PROCEDURES AT THE SAINT MARY'S REGIONAL AIRPORT (2W6), MARYLAND.  THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED.  ACCORDING TO A WITNESS AND THE PILOT STATEMENT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CONDUCTING TG OPERATIONS ON RUNWAY (RWY) 29 AT 2W6.  ON THE SIXTH TG OPERATION WITH THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBING UPWIND AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER VIA THROTTLE MOVEMENT AND IMPLEMENTED EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES.

## 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 ERA09LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA187), Mar 6, 2009: Doyle-Michael Sonerai-II (N28MD), Leonardtown, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued operation of the airplane with a known mechanical deficiency. Contributing to the accident was the improper installation of the electronic ignition system.

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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