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FAA accident report · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET · Church Hill, MD · March 12, 2023

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Date
March 12, 2023 · 14:30 local
Place
Church Hill, MD
Airport
Myles Landing
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N562TU
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA149
Reported as
Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Eaglet
Reported engine
ROTAX 912UL2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Flight instructor, private pilot, sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,381 total172 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days
N562TURegistered now · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLETS/N 1562 · Built 2017Airframe modelCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLETEngine modelRotax 912UL24 cycle

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What happened

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

The student pilot and his instructor were conducting emergency landings and engine out procedures utilizing airport 27MD runway 30. After one demonstration by the instructor and two practices by the student the instructor instructed the student to proceed with an engine out emergency Landing starting at 3,000 ft. during decent the instructor noticed the student was having difficulty maintaining proper decent speed and instructed student to apply elevator trim up, reaching 5OO ft. from the ground the instructor noticed the airplane was too high and instructed the student to apply full flap down. Once aligned with the runway and approximately 1/3 of runway 30 length, the aircraft touched the ground and bounced up and started to drift left. The instructor started to apply right rudder without being able to center the airplane on the runway and claim control of the airplane by verbal communication with acknowledgement from the student pilot who released the control stick. The instructor applied full power and attempted a go around. Elevator pitch was still full nose up and trim selector was selected for the student side disabling the instructor controls for trim on his control stick. As the airplane continued to drift left with the nose up and low speed, the instructor applied right aileron to avoid a line of trees and the right wing hit the ground follow by the nose hitting the ground spinning the airplane 180 degrees coming to a full stop. No aircraft malfunction was reported.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR WERE CONDUCTING EMERGENCY LANDINGS AND ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES UTILIZING AIRPORT 27MD RUNWAY 30. AFTER ONE DEMONSTRATION BY THE INSTRUCTOR AND TWO PRACTICES BY THE STUDENT THE INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO PROCEED WITH AN ENGINE OUT EMERGENCY LANDING STARTING AT 3,000 FT. DURING DECENT THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THE STUDENT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING PROPER DECENT SPEED AND INSTRUCTED STUDENT TO APPLY ELEVATOR TRIM UP, REACHING 5OO FT. FROM THE GROUND THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO HIGH AND INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO APPLY FULL FLAP DOWN. ONCE ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF RUNWAY 30 LENGTH, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE GROUND AND BOUNCED UP AND STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR STARTED TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO CENTER THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY AND CLAIM CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE BY VERBAL COMMUNICATION WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE STUDENT PILOT WHO RELEASED THE CONTROL STICK. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. ELEVATOR PITCH WAS STILL FULL NOSE UP AND TRIM SELECTOR WAS SELECTED FOR THE STUDENT SIDE DISABLING THE INSTRUCTOR CONTROLS FOR TRIM ON HIS CONTROL STICK. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT WITH THE NOSE UP AND LOW SPEED, THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED RIGHT AILERON TO AVOID A LINE OF TREES AND THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND FOLLOW BY THE NOSE HITTING THE GROUND SPINNING THE AIRPLANE 180 DEGREES COMING TO A FULL STOP. NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA23LA149Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChurch Hill, MDThe student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing attempt and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.Mar 12, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N562TU · 1

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

Accident 20200928014669ACruise/Level Flight · Centerville, MDThe pilot stated that during straight and level flight, at 1700 ft MSL, the aircraft begin to experience a severe vibration with a reduction in power of approximately 600 RPM. Manipulation of the throttle did not produce any noticeable change in engine power.…Sep 28, 2020 · Substantial damage