Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T N727TA

Summary

On 10 May 2012 at about 00:20 local time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T registered N727TA, operated by Skymates Inc, was involved in an accident near Cleburne, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 May 2012 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Cleburne, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Cleburne Regional (KCPT)

Coordinates

32.3539, -97.4339

Aircraft

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T

Registration

N727TA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Skymates Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arlington → Arlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

CEN12CA286

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent selection of flap 0 degrees during the go-around and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While practicing a simulated single engine landing during an instructional flight in a twin-engine airplane, the pilot receiving instruction approached the runway at a high rate of descent. The pilot initiated the landing flare too high and allowed the airspeed to decay. The flight instructor told the pilot to perform a go-around. However, during the go-around procedure, the pilot raised the gear, inadvertently retracted the flaps fully, and then commanded a 15- to 20-degree left bank, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. The instructor took control of the airplane and leveled the wings, but the airplane touched down hard and departed the left side of the runway. The fuselage and left wing sustained substantial damage during the runway excursion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.