# Accident 20180705009119A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA, San Carlos, CA, July 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5153° N, 122.2503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5153&lon=-122.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75SY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75SY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA (registry code 0600006, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2002-sierra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2002 SIERRA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 802 total, 277 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA395) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180705009119A

## Narrative

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

SAN CARLOS, CA (SQL): N75SY, SIRA, LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 07/05/2018 2200Z

## 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 GAA18CA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA395), Jul 5, 2018: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 Sierra (N75SY), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath and crosswind correction during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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