# Accident 20170717015479A: Costruzioni P2008, Lone Rock, WI, July 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2017, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lone Rock, WI
- Airport: Tri-County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2119° N, 90.1797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2119&lon=-90.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445X-2019-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008 (registry code 060007Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI P2008
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170717015479A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 17, 2017 AT 2000 CST, A TECNAM P2008 N445X PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT ^MR. MICHAEL PORTER^, WAS DAMAGED AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 9 AT TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT IN LONE ROCK WI. THE PILOT REPORTED SEEING AN ANIMAL CROSS IN FRONT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. HE WAS DISTRACTED AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND FLIPPED OVER IN A FIELD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED THE NEXT DAY  7-18-2017 TO THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AT 0600 AM BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. THE FAA WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 7-19-2017 AROUND 1300 CST BY THE INSURANCE CARRIER AGENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS  BEING OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 GAA17CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA420), Jul 18, 2017: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008 (N445X), Lone Rock, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control and runway excursion during the aborted landing. Contributing to the…

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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