Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO N846JM

Summary

On 20 July 2020 at about 03:52 local time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO registered N846JM was involved in an accident near College Place, Washington, United States. 2 people were 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

20 July 2020 at 03:52

Classification

Accident

Location

College Place, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Martin Field (S95)

Coordinates

46.0469, -118.4172

Aircraft

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO

Registration

N846JM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

College Station → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

WPR20LA229

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s premature retraction of the flaps which resulted in the airplane settling back onto the runway, contacting it hard, and veering off the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and pilot-rated passenger departed on a personal flight. During the climb out after a touchandgo landing, the airplane lost lift about 15 ft above ground level and settled back toward the runway, contacting it hard. Subsequently, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that he moved the flaps slightly to the upward position during the takeoff portion of the touch and go. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that as the airplane flew out of ground effect, the pilot’s retraction of the flaps before attaining climb speed created a situation in which the airplane did not have sufficient power to accelerate and climb.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.