Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010 N143TU

Summary

On 5 October 2023 at about 12:00 local time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010 registered N143TU, operated by Wing Nuts Flying Club LLC, was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 October 2023 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Richmond Exec-Chesterfield Cou (FCI)

Coordinates

37.4072, -77.5256

Aircraft

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010

Registration

N143TU

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

Wing Nuts Flying Club LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

ERA24LA013

Injuries not recorded.

A hard landing that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s right wing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a maintenance event, a mechanic was asked to evaluate damage to the airplane’s right wing. Further inspection of the right wing and its internal components revealed that the rear wing spar was cracked, and several wing skin rivets had sheared. The right wing strut and right main landing gear strut were also bent. The flight club that operated the airplane reported that 22 pilots had flown the airplane in the recent past and no pilot admitted to any significant event during landing. The substantial damage to the right wing was likely the result of a hard landing; however, due to the several flights flown with the damage, the investigation was not able to determine a specific flight during which the hard landing may have occurred.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.