# Accident 20210723011649A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, Clearwater, DE, July 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2021, 10:58 local time
- Place: Clearwater, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 27.9772° N, 82.7591° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9772&lon=-82.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4445T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4445T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T (registry code 0330001, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2006t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S3 (registry code 55594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2006T
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,015 total, 178 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723011649A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/23/2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:58 EST, N4445T, A 2019 COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA- P2006T, S/N: 273/US ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO PROVIDE FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 3 NM AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT HE WAS HELPING THE STUDENT PICK-UP WEATHER AND STARTED COMMUNICATION WITH THE OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  HE COMMUNICATED THAT THERE WAS A BIT OF CONFUSION WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE DOWNWIND AND ONE TRYING TO TAKE OFF, IN ADDITION TO THEM ENTERING THE PATTERN. DURING THIS TIME, THE STUDENT CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. THE CFI FURTHER STATED THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY THE OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN, DID NOT CONFIRM THAT THE STUDENT COMPLETED A GUMPS CHECK, AND DON'T REMEMBER LOOKING FOR THE THREE GREEN INDICATORS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT CLEARWATER AIR PARK (KCLW) ON THE RUNWAY 34 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ABRASION DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN THAT PENETRATED THE SKIN IN NUMEROUS PLACES WITH UNDERLYING DAMAGE TO THE FRAMES AND STRINGERS OVER AN AREA ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 6 FEET LONG BY 2 FEET WIDE. THE BULKHEAD AFT OF THE WHEEL WELL WAS ALSO DEFORMED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, NO ONE WAS INJURED.

## 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 ERA21LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA303), Jul 23, 2021: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T (N4445T), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision to confirm the landing gear was extended.

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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