Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 ECHO CLASSIC N303TA

Summary

On 2 September 2021 at about 21:08 local time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 ECHO CLASSIC registered N303TA was involved in an accident near Cotton Port, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 September 2021 at 21:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Cotton Port, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (pvt)

Coordinates

30.9841, -92.0535

Aircraft

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 ECHO CLASSIC

Registration

N303TA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2010

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA399

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control during go-around after a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing the light-sport airplane on his private airstrip the airplane bounced hard. The pilot reported that he executed a go-around, and the airplane entered a steep climb, and experienced an aerodynamic stall. After the stall, the left wing struck a powerline, and the airplane impacted a soybean field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported no mechanical issues with the airplane prior to the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.