# Accident 20170818013469A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO, Quinton, VA, August 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2017, 11:15 local time
- Place: Quinton, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4972° N, 77.1492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4972&lon=-77.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N319TA-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO (registry code 060001M, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2004-bravo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2004 BRAVO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170818013469A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PERFORMING TOUCH AN GO TRAINING EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE ON CLIMB-OUT APPROXIMATELY 600 FT. AGL. INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED RESTART TWICE BEFORE MAKING EMERGENCY LANDING IN HORSE PASTURE. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WOODEN FENCE OUTLINING THE FIELD. SPLINTERED FENCE POST ENTERED THE COCKPIT THROUGH THE FIREWALL AND FATALLY INJURED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN RIGHT SEAT. STUDENT PILOT IN LEFT SEAT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS RIPPED OPEN AND ALL FUEL WAS GONE. RIGHT TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 6 GALLONS.

ENGINE EXAMINED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 AT ANGLIN AIRCRAFT RECOVERY FACILITY IN DELAWARE BY NTSB, FAA, AND ROTAX REPRESENTATIVES. ENGINE STARTER, IGNITION=, BATTERY, AND OIL SYTEMS WERE ALL VERIFIED IN PROPER WORKING ORDER.

WATER CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN FUEL PUMP, EMERGENCY ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, AND CARBURETORS.

THE 6 GALLONS OF FUEL DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY ONE PINT OF WATER.

## 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 ERA17LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA280), Aug 18, 2017: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo (N319TA), Quinton, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor and commercial pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in water contamination of the fuel supply, and a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N319TA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20101009052619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101009052619I), Oct 9, 2010: Costruzioni P2004 BRAVO (N319TA), Lynchburg, VA, No damage. At approx 3,000 AGL, pilot experienced severe vibration and power loss, and was still able to get some power from the engine at about 4,000 RPM. Maintained…

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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