# NTSB NYC08CA227: Nord Stampe SV4C, N97264, Taneytown, MD, June 21, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 21, 2008, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Taneytown, MD - Coordinates: 39.636112, -77.122779 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6361&lon=-77.1228&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 22, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 68304 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA227 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68304/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA227 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's altitude during the final approach. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Nord STAMPE SV4C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=6383006), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Nord STAMPE SV4C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=6383006), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) (defining event); cases with it: [Nord STAMPE SV4C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=6383006), [All aircraft, 201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md) - [Landing: Roll over](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097); cases with it: [Nord STAMPE SV4C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md?model=6383006), [All aircraft, 261 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot of the Nord Stampe SV4C, he made three successful landings at the 1,500-foot-long, 100-foot-wide grass airstrip. During the fourth landing attempt's final approach, the airplane's main landing gear became entangled in the last 20 to 25 feet of a 2-foot-high wheat field. The airplane then nosed over, and came to rest inverted on the runway. Neither the pilot nor the Federal Aviation Administration inspector on scene reported any preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The pilot also noted that he should not have tried to land so close to the approach end of the runway. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot of the Nord Stampe SV4C, he made three successful landings at the 1,500-foot-long, 100-foot-wide grass airstrip. During the fourth landing attempt’s final approach, the airplane’s main landing gear became entangled in the last 20 to 25 feet of a 2-foot-high wheat field. The airplane then nosed over, and came to rest inverted on the runway. Neither the pilot nor the Federal Aviation Administration inspector on-scene reported any preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The pilot also noted that he shouldn’t have tried to land so close to the approach end of the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N97264](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97264-2013-01-25), registration cancelled 2013-01-25, S/N 1-100, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Nord (SNCAN) Stampe SV4C - Registry model: [Nord STAMPE SV4C](https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-stampe-sv4c) (registry code 6383006) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Renault H.P03](https://openairdocs.org/engine/renault-h-p03) (registry code 52512, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1100 - Airframe hours: 1582.2 - Engines: Renault 4PEi 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: John Krans - Registered owner: John Krans - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, June 1, 2007 - Departed: MD20, Taneytown, MD - Destination: MD20, Taneytown, MD - Airport: MD20, Greer, runway 29, 1,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2007; seat: rear; flight hours: 7,521 total, 362 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: DMW, 5 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 20080621834309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080621834309A), Jun 21, 2008: Nord STAMPESV4C, Taneytown, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was familiarizing himself with the airport and, on his second landing of the day, descended into a wheat field at the end ofthe runway which… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.