- Date
- December 15, 1985, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Edgewater, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N427FLPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851215077649A
- Case key
- 11239
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Analysis
Upon returning to lee arpt, Edgewater, MD, from a x-country flt to lancaster, PA, the student plt applied full flaps during the final apch for rwy 12. During the landing flare, the acft ballooned and the plt applied full pwr in order to execute a go-around. According to the plt after the accident, he failed to reduce pitch in time to prevent a stall, and the acft dropped to the rwy, contacting the main gear first. The acft then swerved to the left of the rwy into a freshly plowed fld and flipped over, coming to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N427FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Annapolis Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LNS · Lancaster, PA
- Airport
- AMP · Lee Airport, runway 12, 2,400 × 40 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 61 total · 42 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BWI, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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