What happened
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Occurrence on 4 sep 26 @ K2W6 (1653Z)
Reported to dca FSDO 11 sep 2026
Investigated aircraft @ 2W6 on 14 sep 2026
On 11 sep 2026 the DC FSDO received a report of an incident/accident at 2W6 in st mary's MD that occurred on 4 sep 2026. The called was placed by privacy data omitted, chief flight instructor at chester county aviation. She travelled to 2W6 on the day of the occurrence and was able to gather information from the pilot (michael h. martin) involved. She provided the following information in her report to the DC FSDO.
privacy data omitted, SR20, was landing on 11 at 2W6 and landed long. To avoid running of the end of the runway the pilot attempted to turn off the runway at the last available taxiway at the 29 end. He was carrying too much speed and was unable to make the turn off and departed the runway/taxiway and contacted a taxiway sign. The pitot probe on the left wing was detached and the propellor struck the ground while the engine was operating. After engine stoppage the pilot and his passenger pushed the plane back from the sign and restarted the aircraft and continued to taxi to the ramp. According to the owner of rcs services on the field, the pilot and passenger went to lunch.
The pilot and passenger returned from lunch and performed a high speed taxi on runway 29. Upon reaching the 11 end of the runway the pilot tried to turn onto the last available taxiway to depart the runway and departed the taxiway runway into the taxiway sign. This resulted in a hole on the right wing just forward of the tie down eyelet and just under the leading edge on the bottom of the wing. According to the aircraft owner privacy data omitted the hole is enough damage to total the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
OCCURRENCE ON 4 SEP 26 @ K2W6 (1653Z)
REPORTED TO DCA FSDO 11 SEP 2026
INVESTIGATED AIRCRAFT @ 2W6 ON 14 SEP 2026
ON 11 SEP 2026 THE DC FSDO RECEIVED A REPORT OF AN INCIDENT/ACCIDENT AT 2W6 IN ST MARY'S MD THAT OCCURRED ON 4 SEP 2026. THE CALLED WAS PLACED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT CHESTER COUNTY AVIATION. SHE TRAVELLED TO 2W6 ON THE DAY OF THE OCCURRENCE AND WAS ABLE TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM THE PILOT (MICHAEL H. MARTIN) INVOLVED. SHE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN HER REPORT TO THE DC FSDO.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SR20, WAS LANDING ON 11 AT 2W6 AND LANDED LONG. TO AVOID RUNNING OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE LAST AVAILABLE TAXIWAY AT THE 29 END. HE WAS CARRYING TOO MUCH SPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE TURN OFF AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY AND CONTACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE PITOT PROBE ON THE LEFT WING WAS DETACHED AND THE PROPELLOR STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING. AFTER ENGINE STOPPAGE THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER PUSHED THE PLANE BACK FROM THE SIGN AND RESTARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF RCS SERVICES ON THE FIELD, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WENT TO LUNCH.
THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RETURNED FROM LUNCH AND PERFORMED A HIGH SPEED TAXI ON RUNWAY 29. UPON REACHING THE 11 END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT TRIED TO TURN ONTO THE LAST AVAILABLE TAXIWAY TO DEPART THE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY RUNWAY INTO THE TAXIWAY SIGN. THIS RESULTED IN A HOLE ON THE RIGHT WING JUST FORWARD OF THE TIE DOWN EYELET AND JUST UNDER THE LEADING EDGE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WING. ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE HOLE IS ENOUGH DAMAGE TO TOTAL THE AIRCRAFT.
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