Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET N731HG

Summary

On 19 March 2015 at about 21:30 local time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET registered N731HG, operated by Chesapeake Sport Pilot, was involved in an accident near Cambridge, Maryland, 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

19 March 2015 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cambridge, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Cambridge-Dorchester (CGE)

Coordinates

38.5414, -76.0325

Aircraft

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET

Registration

N731HG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Chesapeake Sport Pilot

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ridgely → Cambridge

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA014

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a cross country flight, the sport pilot attempted a soft field takeoff at an intermediate stop on the flight. On the takeoff roll the pilot applied full power and pulled the flight controls full aft. Subsequently, the nose pitched up, the pilot lost forward vision, and the airplane began drifting to the left. As the takeoff roll continued the pilot lost directional control and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. During the runway excursion, the airplane rolled downward into a ditch and came to rest after the propeller struck the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing spar. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and winds were calm at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.