Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET N404TA

Summary

On 17 April 2018 at about 13:30 local time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET registered N404TA, operated by Heart of Virginia Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Ashland, Virginia, 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

17 April 2018 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashland, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Hanover County Muni (OFP)

Coordinates

37.7081, -77.4364

Aircraft

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET

Registration

N404TA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2010

Engines

1

Operator

Heart of Virginia Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ashland → Ashland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA228

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, while the airplane was in the landing flare for a touch-and-go landing, the student pilot allowed the airspeed to become too low, and he instructed the student to perform a go around. The student applied full power and retracted the flaps, but the airplane continued to descend, so the instructor "got on the controls with him." During the go-around, the airplane touched down on the runway hard, bounced, and the instructor reported hearing a "ping" and observed that the right main landing gear was no longer attached. The instructor continued the go-around and entered the traffic pattern; during the approach, he observed the right main landing gear laying on the right side of the runway. He landed the airplane and it veered to the right off of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 36 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 250° at 9 knots. The airplane landed on runway 34.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.