# Incident 20100807043099I: Costruzioni P92 EAGLET, Hartford, CT, August 7, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2010, 12:25 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford -Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET (registry code 0600045, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p92-eaglet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI P92 EAGLET
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807043099I

## Narrative

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

LANDED KHFD RUNWAY 02. 1ST ATTEMPT WAS TOO HIGH AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. 2ND ATTEMPT CAME IN FULL FLAPS, A/C WAS FLOATING. INCREASED BACK PRESSURE TO LOSE ALTITUDE, ENGINE AT IDLE. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FASTER AND INCREASED BACK PRESSURE SLOWLY, BUT A/C DROPPED, HIT HARD AND BOUNCED. INCREASED POWER TO FULL AND DID A GO-AROUND. CONTACTED TOWER TO CHECK LANDING GEAR. TOWER  ADVISED NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE BENT. 3RD ATTEMPT, CAME IN MUCH LOWER SLIGHTLY BELOW THE VASI (3 REDS 1 WHITE) AND APPROACH WAS BETTER. LANDED NORMALLY KEEPING NOSE GEAR OFF THE GROUND. CLEARED THE RUNWAY AT "C" AND STOPPED ON TAXIWAY, INSPECTION REVEALED BENT NOSE GEAR. FELT NOSE GEAR SHIMMY DURING TAXI. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE TIME.

## Other reports on N162SF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20191112018899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191112018899I), Nov 12, 2019: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET (N162SF), Hanover, VA, Minor damage. Student solo pilot bounced on landing and lost control of the aircraft.

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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