# Accident 20190408006309A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA, Santa Fe, NM, April 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2019, 15:40 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6219° N, 106.1034° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6219&lon=-106.1034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118LS-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA (registry code 0600006, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2002-sierra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2002 SIERRA
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,589 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190408006309A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/08/2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1540 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), A CONSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNAM P2002 SIERRA AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N118LS, REGISTERED TO VOLARE, LLC, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, AT 3537'32.8302", -10605'29.0684" (APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 33 AT THE SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSAF), IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A PART 61 FLIGHT SCHOOL AND PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO ON APRIL 8, 2019 AT 1450 MDT.

## 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 WPR19FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA106), Apr 8, 2019: Tecnam P2002 (N118LS), Santa Fe, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall,…

## Other reports on N118LS (1)

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

- [Incident 20190524008469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190524008469I), May 24, 2019: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA (N118LS), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. The takeoff was normal on runway 27, lifted off about 80 mph and made a left turn (crosswind) and flew downwind. During this time raised the landing gear,…

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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