# Accident 20100917045799A: Costruzioni P2004 BRAVO, Mason, MI, September 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2010, 14:29 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Airport: Mason Jewett Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5658° N, 84.4231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5658&lon=-84.4231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N508LM-2017-05-31) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,493 total, 41 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA571](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA571) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100917045799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED RUNWAY 28 AT MASON JEWETT FIELD, MASON, MI.  VISIBILITY WAS  CLEAR AND THE WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 75 AND 150 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE WAS HEARD TO HAVE STOPPED RUNNING. WITNESSES STATE THAT THE PROPELLER WAS NOT ROTATING AND WAS STOPPED IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD THAT IS ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FLAT ATTITUDE, COLLAPSED ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 24 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS NORTH OF CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 28 AND 3/4 DOWN THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO FIRE.FIRST RESPONDER RESTRAINED THE PILOT TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURIES, SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND CLOSED TWO FUEL SHUT OFF VALVES.

## 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 CEN10LA571](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA571), Sep 17, 2010: Ca Tecnam P2004 Bravo (N508LM), Mason, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing to a bean field.

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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