Tecnam P2002 SIERRA N532MA

Summary

On 19 April 2008 at about 18:10 local time, a Tecnam P2002 SIERRA registered N532MA was involved in an accident near La Porte, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 April 2008 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

La Porte, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

La Porte Muni (T41)

Coordinates

29.6700, -95.0650

Aircraft

Tecnam P2002 SIERRA

Registration

N532MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → La Porte

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA107

2 people had minor injuries.

The student pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing and the instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that while landing, the airplane bounced twice and he elected to abort the landing and applied full engine power. The flight instructor reported that as full engine power was restored insufficient rudder was applied and the airplane drifted left of the runway. Taking over the airplane's controls, the flight instructor initiated a left bank in an attempt to avoid hitting the airport windsock. While banking, the left wing tip impacted the ground followed by the airplane's fuselage. The airplane's fuselage and both wings sustained structural damage during the accident. There was no reported mechanical failure or malfunction with the airplane's flight controls or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.