Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT accident near Ridgely, Maryland, March 2, 2011
On March 2, 2011 at about 3:00 pm local time, a Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT, registered N435SA, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Ridgely, Maryland (Ridgley Airpark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to compensate for crosswind conditions and loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 2, 2011 · about 3:00 pm local time
- Place
- Ridgely, Maryland · Ridgley Airpark · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT · all SKY ARROW 600 SPORTs on the register
- Registration
- N435SA · registry record · serial LSA005
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
- Nose over/nose down during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Crosswind › Response/compensation
Pilot
- Certificate: private, sport pilot
- Ratings: rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 231 hours in all; 100 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 196 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 10, 2010
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 616 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, July 30, 2010; 82 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,320 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 912ULS (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: RJD Ridgely MD at 2:58 pm
- Destination: RJD Ridgely MD
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 30, 3,214 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 45°F (7°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.23 inHg
- Observation at 2:50 pm from ESN, 13 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N435SA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA11CA178.