# Accident 20091120051799A: Costruzioni P2004 BRAVO, Hanover, VA, November 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2009, 18:15 local time
- Place: Hanover, VA
- Airport: Hanover County Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7089° N, 77.4367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7089&lon=-77.4367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N319UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO (registry code 060001M, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2004-bravo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI P2004 BRAVO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 6 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091120051799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNDERSHOT RUNWAY ON A NIGHT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 34.

## 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 ERA10CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA087), Nov 20, 2009: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo (N319UA), Ashland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during the landing approach.

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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