# Accident 20110404006629A: Piper PA-28R-180, Ridgely, MD, April 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2011, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ridgely, MD
- Airport: Ridgely Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9703° N, 75.8664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9703&lon=-75.8664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7619J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7619J-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110404006629A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH ONE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STUDENT, AND AN OBSERVER.  THEY ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT RJD (RIDGELY AIRPARK, MD). AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 200 FT FROM RWY 12.INVESTIGATION  FOUND LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST CAUSING THE FUSELAGE TO NOSE INTO THE GROUND AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  NO MECHANICAL FACTORS COULD BE DETECTED.  BASED ON A WITNESS DESCRIPTION IT APPEARS THEY WERE CONDUCTING AN ENGINE OUT PRACTICE MANUEVER THAT CAME UP SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.   UNABLE TO INTERVIEW PILOTS AT THIS TIME DUE TO MEDICAL REASONS.

## 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 ERA11LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA229), Apr 4, 2011: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7619J), Ridgely, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's inadequate compensation for the wind during landing and delay in executing a go-around, which resulted in a loss of airspeed, low final approach, and subsequent…

## Other reports on N7619J (1)

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

- [Accident 19751014032909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751014032909A), Oct 14, 1975: Piper PA28R180 (N7619J), SD, Substantial damage

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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