# NTSB DFW08CA107: Tecnam P2002 Sierra, N532MA, La Porte, TX, April 19, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 19, 2008, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC) - Place: La Porte, TX - Coordinates: 29.67, -95.065002 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6700&lon=-95.0650&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report June 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 67851 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW08CA107 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67851/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA107 ## Probable cause The student pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing and the instructor's delayed remedial action. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot; cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=0600006), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=0600006), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=0600006), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=0600006), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=0600006), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=0600006), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that while landing, the airplane bounced twice and he elected to abort the landing and applied full engine power. The flight instructor reported that as full engine power was restored insufficient rudder was applied and the airplane drifted left of the runway. Taking over the airplane's controls, the flight instructor initiated a left bank in an attempt to avoid hitting the airport windsock. While banking, the left wing tip impacted the ground followed by the airplane's fuselage. The airplane's fuselage and both wings sustained structural damage during the accident. There was no reported mechanical failure or malfunction with the airplane's flight controls or engine. ## Factual narrative The student pilot reported that while landing, the airplane bounced twice and he elected to abort the landing and applied full engine power. The flight instructor reported that as full engine power was restored insufficient rudder was applied and the airplane drifted left of the runway. Taking over the airplane's controls, the flight instructor initiated a left bank in an attempt to avoid hitting the airport windsock. While banking, the left wing tip impacted the ground followed by the airplane's fuselage. The airplane's fuselage and both wings sustained structural damage during the accident. There was no reported mechanical failure or malfunction with the airplane's flight controls or engine. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N532MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532MA-2014-12-03), registration cancelled 2014-12-03, S/N 251, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Tecnam P2002 Sierra - Registry model: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2002-sierra) (registry code 0600006) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 251 - Engines: Rotax 912 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Cliff Hyde Flying Service Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2008 - Departed: EFD, HOUSTON, TX - Destination: T41, LA PORTE, TX - Airport: T41, La Porte Muni, runway 12, 4,165 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 76; injuries: minor; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 5,980 total, 8 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 76; injuries: minor; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2006; seat: right; flight hours: 5,980 total, 8 in this make and model, 5,750 as pilot in command, 58 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg ## 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 20080419832589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419832589A), Apr 19, 2008: Tecnam P2002SIERRA, La Porte, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor stated that his student was executing an approach to runway 12 at La Porte TX (T41). The student bounced the landing and when the instructor… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.