# NTSB CEN19LA085: Tecnam P92, N108TE, Englewood, CO, February 21, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 21, 2019, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Englewood, CO - Coordinates: 39.563888, -104.843887 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5639&lon=-104.8439&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 99017 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19LA085 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99017/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99017 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA085 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, because the airplane wreckage was sold and relocated before the engine could be examined. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft capability](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Unknown/Not determined; cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061000/cases.md?model=0600045), [All aircraft, 57 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=0600045), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md) ## Analysis During the student pilot’s initial takeoff, the airplane would not climb or maintain a climbing attitude, so the instructor took control of the airplane, retracted the flaps, and reduced the attitude in order to gain airspeed. Due to the loss of engine power, the instructor turned to land on another runway, but the airplane descended and impacted a taxiway sign. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, and the engine separated from the airplane. Because the wreckage was sold and moved before examination by the National Transportation Safety Board, investigators could not rule out a mechanical malfunction, and the reason of the loss of climb performance could not be determined. ## Factual narrative On February 21, 2019, about 1430 mountain standard time, a Tecnam P92, N108TE, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado. The flight instructor was seriously injured, and the student pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the flight instructor, during the student pilot’s initial climb from runway 35, the airplane would not climb or maintain a climbing attitude. The instructor took control of the airplane, retracted the flaps, and reduced the attitude to gain airspeed. Due to the loss of engine power, the instructor turned to land on runway 10. During the turn, the airplane descended rapidly and impacted a taxiway sign, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and separation of the engine from the airplane. The wreckage was sold and moved by the insurance company before a thorough examination by investigators. The wreckage was subsequently exported to Brazil and further information about the airplane could not be obtained. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N108TE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108TE-2020-04-03), registration cancelled 2020-04-03, S/N 1226, built 2009 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TECNAM P92 (EA) - Registry model: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p92-eaglet) (registry code 0600045) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1226 - Year built: 2009 - Airframe hours: 2026.9 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Aspen Flying Club - Registered owner: Light Sport Aviation Llc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 28, 2018 - Departed: APA, ENGLEWOOD, CO - Destination: APA, ENGLEWOOD, CO - Airport: APA, Centennial ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 20; injuries: serious; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 23, 2018; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 460.5 total, 2.2 in this make and model, 351.8 as pilot in command, 7.8 in the last 90 days, 31.1 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; injuries: none; medical: sport pilot, unknown; seat: right; restraint: 3-point ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 22,000 ft broken - Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 9 °F - Altimeter: 29.68 inHg - Observed at: KAPA ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 3, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99017. 1.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12128016&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20N108TE_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Mfr wreckage unavailable (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 85 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12128140&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MFR%20lost%20wreckage-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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