Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 N562TU

Summary

On 12 March 2023 at about 18:30 local time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 registered N562TU, operated by Chesapeake Sport Pilot, was involved in an accident near Church Hill, Maryland, 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

12 March 2023 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Church Hill, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Myles Landing (27MD)

Coordinates

39.0984, -75.8952

Aircraft

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92

Registration

N562TU

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

Engines

1

Operator

Chesapeake Sport Pilot

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stevensville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA149

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing attempt and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that his student began the transition to flare on a normal, full stop landing. During the flare, the airplane’s nose yawed to the left. The instructor added right rudder to correct; however, the left wing pitched up. The instructor attempted to correct by applying left aileron to level the wings. He encountered resistance from the student’s flight control inputs, and the airplane touched down on the right main gear, putting a side load on it. The instructor announced that he had taken control of the airplane and initiated a go-around. The pitch trim was set to full nose up, and the instructor could not reduce the trim forces since the trim switch was set to the student’s side. The airplane pitched up and out of ground effect, and the right wing stalled and struck the ground, resulting in the nose and left wing also striking the ground. There were no injuries. An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration examined the wreckage and determined that the damage to the fuselage and both wings was substantial. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.