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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO · Melbourne, FL · July 10, 2014

Date: July 10, 2014 · 09:40 local
Place: Melbourne, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N128LS
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA344
Reported as: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 122 total39 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N128LSRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVOS/N 076 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sequence of events:

The a/c was a light sport Tecnam P-2004B, flying from apopka airport (X-04) to merritt island airport (coi). The aircraft began to run rough & finally lost power. The pilot landed the a/c on a dirt road located on a large ranch area. The nose gear collapsed on landing. Damage was observed to the nose gear assembly & lower engine cowling area. The nose gear had been bent back under the engine compartment. There was enough fuel remaining in the tank to complete the flight to the merritt island airport.

As the FAA filed it

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:

THE A/C WAS A LIGHT SPORT TECNAM P-2004B, FLYING FROM APOPKA AIRPORT (X-04) TO MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT (COI). THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH & FINALLY LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE A/C ON A DIRT ROAD LOCATED ON A LARGE RANCH AREA. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY & LOWER ENGINE COWLING AREA. THE NOSE GEAR HAD BEEN BENT BACK UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANK TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT TO THE MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14LA344Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMelbourne, FLA total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Jul 10, 2014 · Substantial damage