# Accident 20171203022629A: Titan TORNADO II, Ravenna, OH, December 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2017, 11:40 local time
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2086° N, 81.2283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2086&lon=-81.2283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2200T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2200T-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper Paul A TITAN TORNADO II D (registry code 05635U1, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-paul-a-titan-tornado-ii-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TITAN TORNADO II
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171203022629A

## Narrative

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

12/03/2017 RECEIVED CALL FROM REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER REGARDING A FATAL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT NEAR THE RAVENNA COUNTY AIRPORT (KPOV) THAT OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1130 AND 1730 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT, A TITAN TORNADO II WAS LOCATED BEHIND A RESIDENTIAL HOME AT 7979 NICODEMUS RD, RAVENNA OHIO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK THE GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WOODEN PORCH/ PATIO THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOME AND CAME TO REST. DAMAGE TO THE PATIO WAS LIMITED TO THE RAILINGS CLOSEST TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO WITNESS MARKS COULD BE FOUND ON THE GROUND NEARBY.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING NOSE DOWN WITH THE WINGS ON TOP OF THE CABIN AREA. THE ENGINE WAS LAYING OVER TOP OF THE WINGS. THE PROPELLER WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE TAIL WAS BROKEN ROUGHLY AT THE REAR CABIN ATTACH POINT AND BENT PERPENDICULAR TO THE LEFT WING. EXAMINATION OF THE CONTROL SURFACES AND CONTROL RODS/ CABLES DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES AND ALL CONTROLS APPEARED TO HAVE CONTINUITY TO THE RESPECTIVE CONTROL. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER APEARED TO BE UNDAMAGED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OVER WHEN THE PROPELLER WAS MOVED.

FIRST RESPONDERS AT THE SCENE STATED THERE WAS THE SMELL OF FUEL AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE PRIOR TO OR AFTER IMPACT.

THE SINGLE PILOT/ OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY WOUNDED.

## 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 CEN18FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA045), Dec 3, 2017: Piper Titan Tornado II D (N2200T), Ravenna, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a loss of engine power during final approach for landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an…

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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