# NTSB BFO92LA042: Piper PA-22-108, N5276Z, Stevensville, MD, March 17, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 17, 1992, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Coordinates: 38.98991, -76.299247 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9899&lon=-76.2992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO92LA042
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11773/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA042

## Probable cause

THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S (CFI'S) INADEQUATE SUPERVISION DURING THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING.  SOFT TERRAIN IN THE TOUCHDOWN AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - emergency procedure - simulated
  - distance - misjudged, dual student
  - airspeed - misjudged, dual student
  - altitude - misjudged, dual student
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 10 AT KENTMORR AIRPARK AIRPORT, NEAR STEVENSVILLE, MARYLAND. THE NOSE GEAR ENCOUNTERED SOFT GRASSY TERRAIN, SINKING APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE INCHES IN THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE SLID APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET, NOSED OVER, AND SLID ANOTHER 30 FEET. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST, INVERTED, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE INTENDED RUNWAY. THE CFI STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS PRIOR TO THE TOUCHDOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5276Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276Z-1998-08-13), registration cancelled 1998-08-13, S/N 228969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-8969
- Airframe hours: 8727
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C1B 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Annapolis Flying Service
- Registered owner: Annapolis Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, February 11, 1992
- Departed: ANP, EDGEWATER, MD
- Airport: 3W3, Kentmoor Airpark, runway 1, 2,050 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 950 total, 500 in this make and model, 880 as pilot in command, 213 in the last 90 days, 75 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 8 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BWI, 1 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920317006619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920317006619A), Mar 17, 1992: Piper PA22108, Stevensville, MD, Substantial damage. Student landed short of runway on a training maneuver. Slid in mud and overturned. CFI unaware landing short.

## Other investigations on N5276Z (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 ATL84LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA076), Dec 26, 1983: Piper PA-22-108 (N5276Z), Edgewater, MD, substantial damage

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.

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