# Incident 20230916015589I: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008, Emporia, VA, September 16, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Emporia, VA
- Airport: Emporia-Greensville Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6869° N, 77.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EMPORIA-GREENSVILLE RGNL (EMV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6869&lon=-77.4827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008 (registry code 060007Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2008
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230916015589I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  DURING LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT, PILOT FAILED TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD NOSE FIRST LANDING, AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR AND A PROPELLER STRIKE.

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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