# Accident 20180417012829A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, Ashland, VA, April 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2018, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ashland, VA
- Airport: Hanover County Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7081° N, 77.4364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7081&lon=-77.4364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404TA-2020-10-31) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,221 total, 80 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180417012829A

## Narrative

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

N404TA EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DURING PART 91 FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AT AIRPORT KOFP ON RUNWAY34. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPERATED FROM AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA18CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA228), Apr 17, 2018: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Eaglet (N404TA), Ashland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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