# Accident 20160101000089A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, Chesapeake, VA, January 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads Executive Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7789° N, 76.4456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7789&lon=-76.4456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112TE-2018-05-30) (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 AERONAUTICHE TECNA P92 EAGLET
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160101000089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT PVG RUNWAY 28. UPON SECOND APPROACH AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE THEN BANK LEFT. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING 180° FROM THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.

## 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 GAA16CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA094), Jan 1, 2016: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Eaglet (N112TE), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff which resulted in impact with the ground.

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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