Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA N323TC
9 June 2016 · Moundsville, West Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 June 2016 at about 17:00 local time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA registered N323TC was involved in an accident near Moundsville, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moundsville, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marshall County (MPG)
- Coordinates
- 39.8808, -80.7356
- Aircraft
- Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA
- Registration
- N323TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Saginaw → Moundsville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA300
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go-around in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that as the airplane entered the landing flare, a crosswind gust "picked up the right wing." He further reported that he applied full power to go-around, and the airplane drifted to the left. Subsequently, the airplane struck trees next to the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, firewall, and both wings. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The nearest automated weather observing station, which was 18 nautical miles north of the accident airport, about the time of the accident, reported the wind at 320 degrees true at 10 knots gusting to 16 knots. The pilot reported that he landed on a runway with a 240 degrees magnetic heading.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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