# Accident 20110302004409A: Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT, Ridgely, MD, March 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ridgely, MD
- Airport: Ridgely Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9686° N, 75.8597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9686&lon=-75.8597&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: INIZIATIVE INDUSTRIALI ITALIAN SKY ARROW 600 SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 120 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110302004409A

## Narrative

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

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, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXTRICATE HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.

## 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 ERA11CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA178), Mar 2, 2011: Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY Arrow 600 Sport (N435SA), Ridgely, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for crosswind conditions and loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.

## Other reports on N435SA (1)

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

- [Incident 20070824018729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070824018729I), Aug 24, 2007: Inizi 600SPORT (N435SA), Stevensville, MD, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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