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FAA incident report · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T · Atwater, CA · April 2, 2020

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Date
April 2, 2020 · 22:05 local
Place
Atwater, CA
Airport
Castle Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
NN3S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N223TU
Reported as
Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T
Reported engine
ROTAX 912S3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
971 total283 in this make and model223 in the last 90 days
N223TURegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2025 · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006TS/N 223/US · Built 2017Airframe modelCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006TEngine modelRotax 912S34 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

-According to the PIC:

"We were approaching kmer from the west at 5,500' MSL as we had departed from klvk after a touch and go with my student at the controls. Castle tower was closed so we listened to the automated wx which was the following: 030455Z auto 35005KT 10SM clr 08/02 A3005. Given lighter wind conditions and the lengthy runway along with the plans to proceed further south to visalia after a touch and go, we decided to make a straight in for runway 13. We loaded the RNAV 13 into our GPS for added situational awareness and completed our approach checklist around 20NM from the airport. Then descending into kmer around 4-5NM away, we extended our landing gears and completed the before landing checklist. Both my student and I verified visually 3 green in our landing gear light indicator, and verified the same verbally saying "3 green: verified". Around 200' AGL (where we verify final items), we verified gear down and three green one last time. In our landing phase, our main gears touched the runway, then as our nose came down and touched the runway, it immediately activated our gear pump on contact and we saw the nose gear green light extinguish and our nose gear collapsed. Brakes were gently applied and after about 100 feet or so our aircraft came to a full stop on the right side of the centerline, but still on the runway. Given the shock that came from what had happen, we took a quick minute to gather ourselves and completed the after landing and shutdown checklists and exited the aircraft. I then proceeded to contact norcal TRACON to inform them of the situation and request assistance off the runway".

-The company dom has been contacted, and provided aircraft records that indicate the aircraft was airworthy at the time of the nose gear collapse incident. He has ordered parts necessary to get the aircraft in a safe condition for a sfp ferry flight to reposition the aircraft back to rdd to their maintenance facility for further analysis and repairs.

-Parts acquisition from the manufacturer located in italy is quite delayed due to the covid-19 pandemic, and shelter in place orders in California, and italy.

As the FAA filed it

-ACCORDING TO THE PIC:

"WE WERE APPROACHING KMER FROM THE WEST AT 5,500' MSL AS WE HAD DEPARTED FROM KLVK AFTER A TOUCH AND GO WITH MY STUDENT AT THE CONTROLS. CASTLE TOWER WAS CLOSED SO WE LISTENED TO THE AUTOMATED WX WHICH WAS THE FOLLOWING: 030455Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A3005. GIVEN LIGHTER WIND CONDITIONS AND THE LENGTHY RUNWAY ALONG WITH THE PLANS TO PROCEED FURTHER SOUTH TO VISALIA AFTER A TOUCH AND GO, WE DECIDED TO MAKE A STRAIGHT IN FOR RUNWAY 13. WE LOADED THE RNAV 13 INTO OUR GPS FOR ADDED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND COMPLETED OUR APPROACH CHECKLIST AROUND 20NM FROM THE AIRPORT. THEN DESCENDING INTO KMER AROUND 4-5NM AWAY, WE EXTENDED OUR LANDING GEARS AND COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST. BOTH MY STUDENT AND I VERIFIED VISUALLY 3 GREEN IN OUR LANDING GEAR LIGHT INDICATOR, AND VERIFIED THE SAME VERBALLY SAYING "3 GREEN: VERIFIED". AROUND 200' AGL (WHERE WE VERIFY FINAL ITEMS), WE VERIFIED GEAR DOWN AND THREE GREEN ONE LAST TIME. IN OUR LANDING PHASE, OUR MAIN GEARS TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, THEN AS OUR NOSE CAME DOWN AND TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, IT IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATED OUR GEAR PUMP ON CONTACT AND WE SAW THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT EXTINGUISH AND OUR NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. BRAKES WERE GENTLY APPLIED AND AFTER ABOUT 100 FEET OR SO OUR AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CENTERLINE, BUT STILL ON THE RUNWAY. GIVEN THE SHOCK THAT CAME FROM WHAT HAD HAPPEN, WE TOOK A QUICK MINUTE TO GATHER OURSELVES AND COMPLETED THE AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN CHECKLISTS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CONTACT NORCAL TRACON TO INFORM THEM OF THE SITUATION AND REQUEST ASSISTANCE OFF THE RUNWAY".

-THE COMPANY DOM HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND PROVIDED AIRCRAFT RECORDS THAT INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY AT THE TIME OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE INCIDENT. HE HAS ORDERED PARTS NECESSARY TO GET THE AIRCRAFT IN A SAFE CONDITION FOR A SFP FERRY FLIGHT TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO RDD TO THEIR MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND REPAIRS.

-PARTS ACQUISITION FROM THE MANUFACTURER LOCATED IN ITALY IS QUITE DELAYED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND SHELTER IN PLACE ORDERS IN CALIFORNIA, AND ITALY.