# Accident 20120630012199A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA, Watsonville, CA, June 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9494° N, 121.7192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9494&lon=-121.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N308TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308TA-2017-05-31) (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: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2002 SIERRA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120630012199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASH SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE IN A FIELD ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. ACFT WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE VIBRATION AND LOST POWER.

## 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 WPR12LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA281), Jun 30, 2012: Tecnam P2002 Sierra (N308TA), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to the blockage of the carburetor’s main jet by deteriorated float material. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate maintenance…

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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