Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Bay Bridge Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Queen Anne, Maryland 21657
Sunday, October 12, 2003 17:10 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot departed on a solo aerobatic practice flight, and returned after about 45 minutes. Three hours later, he departed on his second aerobatic practice flight. The airplane was next observed about 25 minutes later in a near vertical descent, about 100 feet above the ground. No smoke or vapors were observed trailing from the airplane, and it was not turning or rotating. The airplane impacted in an open field, and the back side of the engine was found 18 inches below the surface of the ground. No problems were found with the airframe; however, it was highly fragmented, and the investigation was inconclusive. The pilot had recently won an aerobatic competition at the Sportsman level and working on improving his abilities to the Intermediate level. Prior to departure he was observed reviewing a list of proposed aerobatic maneuvers used in competition. He was then observed walking to the airplane, carrying hand drawn sketches of aerobatic maneuvers. The owner reported that a pilot would normally work from pre-printed cards for either the compulsory maneuvers, or elective maneuvers in the free flight program. The pilot's aerobatic flight instructor reported that she had instructed the pilot on the hazards of mixing high positive and negative G maneuvers. In addition, FAA Advisory Circular 91-61 - "A Hazard In Aerobatics: Effects Of G Forces On Pilots", discussed the problems with high G load, and the particular hazard of mixing together successive positive and negative Gs. The actual maneuver(s) the pilot was practicing were not determined; however, the descent and impact were consistent with a G induced loss of control (GLOC.).
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's performance of aerobatic maneuvers with positive and negative Gs, which resulted in a G induced loss of control, and uncontrolled impact with the ground.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 10/12/2003 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1710 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Queen Anne |
| Event State | MARYLAND |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 21657 |
| Event Date Year | 2003 |
| Event Date Month | 10 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 385551N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0760003W |
| Event Location Airport | Bay Bridge |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | W29 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 16 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 292 |
| Airport Elevation | 15 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1654 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | BWI |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 25 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 14 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 300 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.83 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 16178 |
| NTSB Notification Source | EROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | Oct 12 2003 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1755 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 1 2004 7:08AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Baltimore, Maryland |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N18NL |
| NTSB Number | NYC04LA006 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | -- |
| Aircraft Explosion | -- |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Extra Flugzeugbau |
| Aircraft Model | EA-300L |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 137 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1808 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 6 2003 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 46.5 |
| Airframe Hours | 550 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | -- |
| Aircraft Owner State | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Country | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | -- |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Lynn Aviation |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Severna |
| Operator State | MD |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 21146 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | W29 |
| Departure City | Stevensville |
| Departure State | MD |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1645 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | W29 |
| Destination City | -- |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | -- |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Maneuvering |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 13 2004 12:12PM |
| User who most recently changed record | PEAR |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |