# Accident 20160419003029A: Vans RV-12, Stevensville, MD, April 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2016, 12:44 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Bay Bridge Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9750° N, 76.3222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9750&lon=-76.3222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N276VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N276VA-2019-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 060009Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS RV-12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160419003029A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1244 ON APRIL 19, 2016 THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO W29 WITH ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.  ACCORDING TO AIR TRAFFIC INFORMATION. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT BASE TO FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT.   WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT AT A LOW ALTITUDE.  SEVERAL OF THE WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT PITCH UP THEN THE LEFT WING RAISE UP.  NONE OF THE WITNESSES WERE ABLE TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT.  AFTER IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.  BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.  UPON INVESTIGATION WITH THE NTSB CONTROL SURFACE CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED.  THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE MAKING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT DUE TO THE WITNESS MARKS IN THE GROUND. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE WAS ALSO PERFORMED WHICH CONFIRMED COMPRESSION ON ALL CYLINDERS AND THE ABILITY FOR THE CRANKSHAFT TO ROTATE FREELY.

## 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 ERA16FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA165), Apr 19, 2016: Vans RV12 (N276VA), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during approach for landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a…

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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