# Accident 20260609010019A: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR, Pompano, FL, June 9, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2026, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pompano, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: XUSS
- Location: 26.2452° N, 80.1140° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2452&lon=-80.1140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410UV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N410UV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR (registry code 0330565, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p-mentor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ISC series (registry code 55591, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912isc-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P-MENTOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ISC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260609010019A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 9,2026 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT(KFXE) WITH CFI AND STUDENT TO PERFORM TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT POMPANO AIRPARK(KPMP). AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE FROM POMPANO TOWER, THE STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED AN UNSTABLE APPROACH BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN.  THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A SECOND TOUCH AND GO AND EXPERIENCED ANOTHER UNSTABLE APPROACH, THAT LED TO THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHING DOWN HARD ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE LEFT WING, RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT SUPPORT ROD, PROPELLER, RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND FOUND ANNUAL AND 100 HOUR INSPECTIONS WERE UP TO DATE AND AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. SPOKE TO THE PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR ASSIGNED TO THE CERTIFICATE, WHO HAS DETERMINED THAT BASED ON THE OPERATIONAL FACTORS OF THE ACCIDENT, A 44709 IS RECOMMENDED.

## 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 ERA26LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA238), Jun 9, 2026: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR (N410UV), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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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