# Accident 20080419832589A: Tecnam P2002SIERRA, La Porte, TX, April 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2008, 13:10 local time
- Place: La Porte, TX
- Airport: La Porte Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6700° N, 95.0650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6700&lon=-95.0650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N532MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532MA-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA (registry code 0600006, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2002-sierra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TECNAM P2002SIERRA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,980 total, 8 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419832589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HIS STUDENT WAS EXECUTING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12 AT LA PORTE TX (T41). THE STUDENT BOUNCED THE LANDING AND WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR ADVISED HIM TO ADD A LITTLE POWER THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER WITH NO RIGHT RUDDER INPUT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS. THE AIRPLANE WAS HEADING FOR A WIND SOCK AND THE INSTRUCTOR BANKED LEFT. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE DEFORMED CONTROL SURFACES, BROKEN WING SPARS AND WRINKLED FIREWALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW08CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA107), Apr 19, 2008: Tecnam P2002 Sierra (N532MA), La Porte, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing and the instructor's delayed remedial action.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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