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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO · Avalon, CA · April 9, 2017

Date
April 9, 2017 · 11:30 local
Place
Avalon, CA
Airport
Catalina
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54EB
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA222
Reported as
Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total15 in this make and model

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What happened

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

On landing, aircraft contacted the ground hard. Left wing contacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND HARD. LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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