# Accident 20250324006149A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA MKII, Nacogdoches, TX, March 24, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2025, 10:30 local time
- Place: Nacogdoches, TX
- Airport: A L Mangham Jr. Reg. Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5778° N, 94.7101° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5778&lon=-94.7101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N439FJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N439FJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA MKII (registry code 06001BK, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2002-sierra-mkii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS2 (registry code 55599, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2002 SIERRA MKII
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 108 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250324006149A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/24/2024 AT 1000 CDT, A TECNAM P2002 SIERRA MKII LSA, S/N 584, WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KOCH, NACOGDOCHES, TX TO KTRL, TERRELL, TX, AND BACK TO KOCH, AND ON LANDING EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND WHICH MOVED THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 36, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE, ALONG WITH FAILURE OF THE ENGINE MOUNT STRUTS AND FIREWALL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RETURNING FROM KTRL AND LISTENING TO ATIS, WHICH WAS REPORTING WINDS FROM 080° AT 11 KNOTS. HE ATTEMPTED TWO LANDINGS AND DID NOT FEEL STABLE AND COMPLETED A GO-AROUND FOR BOTH LANDING ATTEMPTS. ON HIS THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT, ATIS WAS REPORTING WINDS FROM 080° AT 17 KNOTS. HE INDICATED THAT HE FELT STABLE COMING IN ON THE APPROACH AT 50 KNOTS AND WHEN THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN, HE FELT A GUST OF WIND FROM HIS RIGHT SIDE, WHICH PUSHED HIM OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. HE TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES, AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. HE TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRONICS AND FUEL PUMP AND EXITED THE PLANE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL SHOWS A MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND OF 22 KNOTS. JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER AT KOCH WAS 251456Z AUTO 25006KT CLR 21/15 A3015.

THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE LAST AIRFRAME AND ENGINE 100-HOUR INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED AT AIRFRAME TOTAL TACH TIME: 840.2 ON 12/11/2024 AND THE LAST CONDITIONAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 09/05/2024. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED 79 HOURS SINCE THE LAST 100-HOUR INSPECTION.

WHEN THE NTSB REPORT AND ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY.

## 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 CEN25LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA145), Mar 24, 2025: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 Sierra Mkii (N439FJ), Nacogdoches, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

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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