# NTSB CEN12CA286: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, N727TA, Cleburne, TX, May 10, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 9, 2012, 19:20 local (May 10, 2012, 00:20 UTC) - Place: Cleburne, TX - Coordinates: 32.353889, -97.433891 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3539&lon=-97.4339&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 7, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 83596 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA286 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83596/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83596 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA286 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadvertent selection of flap 0 degrees during the go-around and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: configuration](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/cases.md?model=0330001), [All aircraft, 80 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: total experience w/ equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot; cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md?model=0330001), [All aircraft, 269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=0330001), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=0330001), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=0330001), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis While practicing a simulated single engine landing during an instructional flight in a twin-engine airplane, the pilot receiving instruction approached the runway at a high rate of descent. The pilot initiated the landing flare too high and allowed the airspeed to decay. The flight instructor told the pilot to perform a go-around. However, during the go-around procedure, the pilot raised the gear, inadvertently retracted the flaps fully, and then commanded a 15- to 20-degree left bank, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. The instructor took control of the airplane and leveled the wings, but the airplane touched down hard and departed the left side of the runway. The fuselage and left wing sustained substantial damage during the runway excursion. ## Factual narrative While practicing a simulated engine-out landing, the private pilot approached the runway at a high rate of descent. The pilot initiated the landing flare too high and allowed the airspeed to decay. The certified flight instructor (CFI) directed him to make a go-around. During the go-around procedure, the private pilot raised the gear and flaps, and commanded a 15-20 degree left bank at which time the CFI took control of the airplane. The private pilot had inadvertently selected flaps 0 degrees and when the flaps fully retracted, the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall and touched down hard. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and came to a stop. Substantial damage was sustained to the fuselage and left wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N727TA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727TA-2014-08-21), registration cancelled 2014-08-21, S/N 048, built 2010 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2006T - Registry model: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2006t) (registry code 0330001) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912S series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (registry code 55570, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 048 - Airframe hours: 620 - Engines: ROTAX 912S 100 horsepower reciprocating; ROTAX 912S 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Skymates Inc - Registered owner: Skymates Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, April 6, 2012, 87 hours before - Departed: KGKY, Arlington, TX - Destination: KGKY, Arlington, TX - Airport: KCPT, Cleburne Regional, runway 33, 5,697 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 21, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 240 total, 5 in this make and model - Pilot; age 30; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 5, 2011; seat: right; flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,500 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn - Wind: 70° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: KCPT ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20120509008229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120509008229A), May 9, 2012: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, Cleburne, TX, Destroyed. On 05-09-2012 at 1920 (l), a Tecnam P2006T, N727TA owned/operated by skymates crashed during a go-around maneuver on a VFR flight with VMC weather conditions… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 8, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83596. 1.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40369341&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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