# NTSB ERA11CA178: Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY Arrow 600 Sport, N435SA, Ridgely, MD, March 2, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 2, 2011, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Ridgely, MD - Coordinates: 38.968612, -75.859725 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9686&lon=-75.8597&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 8, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA Baltimore FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 78494 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11CA178 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78494/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78494 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA178 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to compensate for crosswind conditions and loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=060003R), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060003R), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation; cases with it: [Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=060003R), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=060003R), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=060003R), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=060003R), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot landed with a left crosswind and the airplane started veering to the right. The pilot removed the crosswind correction while applying the brakes with the brake handle which was located on the control stick. The airplane continued off the right side of the runway. The nose landing gear dug into the grass and the airplane nosed over inverted into a ditch. Both wings and the tail section sustained structural damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot landed with a left crosswind and the airplane started veering to the right. The pilot removed the crosswind correction while applying the brakes with the brake handle which was located on the control stick. The airplane continued off the right side of the runway. The nose landing gear dug into the grass, and the airplane nosed over inverted into a ditch. Both wings and the tail section sustained structural damage. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane before the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N435SA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435SA-2018-01-04), registration cancelled 2018-01-04, S/N LSA005, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: INIZIATIVE INDUSTRIALI ITALIAN SKY ARROW 600 SPORT - Registry model: [Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/iniziative-industriali-italian-sky-arrow-600-sport) (registry code 060003R) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: LSA005 - Airframe hours: 616 - Engines: ROTAX 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Lewis F. Gayner - Registered owner: Csp Leasing LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, July 30, 2010, 82 hours before - Departed: RJD, Ridgely, MD - Destination: RJD, Ridgely, MD - Airport: RJD, Ridgley Airpark, runway 30, 3,214 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: none; private, sport pilot; last flight review October 10, 2010; seat: front; flight hours: 231 total, 100 in this make and model, 196 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 10 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.23 inHg - Observed at: ESN, 13 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 20110302004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110302004409A), Mar 2, 2011: Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT, Ridgely, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot was doing touch in goes at Ridgely Airpark. On second landing on rwy 30 the aircraft ran off the right side of runway. The aircraft flipped upside down,… ## Other investigations on N435SA (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 DEN08LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA024), Aug 24, 2007: Iniziative Industriali Italian Sky Aero 600 Sport (N435SA), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature flare that resulted in a hard landing, fracturing the left main landing gear strut that subsequently collapsed. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 29, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78494. 418 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 349 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40344690&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Interview Summary Gayner (item 2, .PDF, 70 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40344691&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Interview%20Summary%20Gayner-Redacted.PDF 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. 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