# Accident 20231017015309A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010, Ocala, FL, October 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2023, 10:49 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 71GS
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2241° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010 (registry code 0330402, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-C3B6 (registry code 42710, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-c3b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2010
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-C3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 578 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231017015309A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 17, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 EST, A TECNAM P2010 TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 36 AT OCALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OCALA, FL WITH A STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT CONTACTED ATC TO REPORT THE EMERGENCY AND DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GRASS NORTH OF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A GRADED AREA IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY A-1 AND NORTHEAST OF RUNWAY 36. THE IMPACT DAMAGED ALL OF THE LANDING GEAR, BROKE THE PROPELLER, AND COLLAPSED THE WINGS.  THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS/NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

## 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 ERA24LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA011), Oct 17, 2023: Tecnam P2010 (N118T), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and exceedance of the airplane’s…

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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