Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET N115TE

Summary

On 20 May 2014 at about 18:45 local time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET registered N115TE, operated by Adventures In Flight II LLC, was involved in an accident near Stevensville, Maryland, United States. One person was 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

20 May 2014 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Stevensville, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Bay Bridge (W29)

Coordinates

38.9764, -76.3300

Aircraft

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET

Registration

N115TE

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Operator

Adventures In Flight II LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stevensville → Stevensville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA258

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on a solo training flight and was attempting to perform a simulated soft-field takeoff. While accelerating, the pilot "lost directional control due to improper use of [the rudder]." The airplane subsequently departed the left side of the runway, crossed a parallel taxiway, and collided with an embankment, resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. When asked how the accident could have been prevented, the pilot stated, "…apply more right rudder immediately upon acceleration instead of trying to ease into it."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.