Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO N54EB

Summary

On 9 April 2017 at about 18:30 local time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO registered N54EB was involved in an accident near Avalon, California, 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

9 April 2017 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Avalon, California, United States

Nearest airport

Catalina (AVX)

Coordinates

33.4064, -118.4131

Aircraft

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO

Registration

N54EB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oceanside → Avalon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA222

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain the runway heading and the improper landing flare during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, just before touchdown, a wind gust lifted the right wing and drifted the airplane to the left of the runway. He added that the airplane touched down and ballooned in a nose-high attitude. The pilot added power and lowered the nose "to prevent a stall," and the airplane landed hard. The left wingtip struck the ground, and airplane came to rest in the grass to the left of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wind was light and variable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.