# Accident 20220722007119A: Vulcanair S P A VULCANAIR V1.0, Salisbury, MD, July 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2022, 15:54 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Airport: Salisbury Wicomico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: UDWS
- Location: 38.3402° N, 75.5095° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3402&lon=-75.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N979DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vulcanair S P A VULCANAIR V1.0 (registry code 6780115, https://openairdocs.org/model/vulcanair-s-p-a-vulcanair-v1-0) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A (registry code 40891, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VULCANAIR S P A VULCANAIR V1.0
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-M1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220722007119A

## Narrative

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

EVENT OCCURRED DURING A LEG OF A STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY; PILOT "PORPOISED" THE LANDING, IMPACTED THE PROPELLER,  AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 ERA22LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA339), Jul 22, 2022: Vulcanair V1 (N979DS), Salisbury, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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