C A Tecnam P2002 SIER N246TS

Summary

On 23 September 2009 at about 21:15 local time, a C A Tecnam P2002 SIER registered N246TS, operated by Adcox Imports Inc, was involved in an accident near Enterprise, Alabama, 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

23 September 2009 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Enterprise, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Enterprise Municipal (EDN)

Coordinates

31.2931, -85.8931

Aircraft

C A Tecnam P2002 SIER

Registration

N246TS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Adcox Imports Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brewton → Enterprise

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA535

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing roll.

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

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The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were practicing takeoffs and landings for several hours prior to taking a break for lunch. After returning to the airplane and conducting several more takeoffs and landings, the CFI stated that he "felt confident and comfortable" in allowing the student to make 3 solo takeoffs and full-stop landings. The student stated that, during the rollout of the second landing, the airplane "darted to the left." He applied "hard" right rudder to correct, but the airplane continued towards the left. The student then applied the handbrake, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway into an area of heavy brush. The CFI, who witnessed the accident from the ground, stated that the first landing appeared "very smooth," and "saw no reason to stop [the student] at any point." The CFI further stated that the second takeoff and traffic pattern were "normal." During the second landing, the airplane touched down "about 800 feet down the runway, at which point it seemed to drift to the left." As the airplane continued towards the edge of the runway, the CFI noticed that the brakes were applied "heavily…and the plane ended up going off the left side of the runway." The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, and the right side of the stabilator. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector, who examined the airplane after the accident, reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies. The nearest weather reporting station, located approximately 8 nautical miles northeast of the accident site, reported calm winds about the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.