# NTSB ERA09CA535: C A Tecnam P2002 Sier, N246TS, Enterprise, AL, September 23, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 23, 2009, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Enterprise, AL - Coordinates: 31.293056, -85.893058 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2931&lon=-85.8931&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 19, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 74795 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09CA535 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74795/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74795 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA535 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [C A Tecnam P2002 SIERRA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05902YV), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Environmental issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03020000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [C A Tecnam P2002 SIERRA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03020000/cases.md?model=05902YV), [All aircraft, 24 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03020000/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [C A Tecnam P2002 SIERRA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05902YV), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [C A Tecnam P2002 SIERRA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05902YV), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [C A Tecnam P2002 SIERRA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05902YV), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [C A Tecnam P2002 SIERRA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05902YV), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were practicing takeoffs and landings for several hours prior to taking a break for lunch. After returning to the airplane and conducting several more takeoffs and landings, the CFI stated that he "felt confident and comfortable" in allowing the student to make 3 solo takeoffs and full-stop landings. The student stated that, during the rollout of the second landing, the airplane "darted to the left." He applied "hard" right rudder to correct, but the airplane continued towards the left. The student then applied the handbrake, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway into an area of heavy brush. The CFI, who witnessed the accident from the ground, stated that the first landing appeared "very smooth," and "saw no reason to stop [the student] at any point." The CFI further stated that the second takeoff and traffic pattern were "normal." During the second landing, the airplane touched down "about 800 feet down the runway, at which point it seemed to drift to the left." As the airplane continued towards the edge of the runway, the CFI noticed that the brakes were applied "heavily…and the plane ended up going off the left side of the runway." The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, and the right side of the stabilator. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector, who examined the airplane after the accident, reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies. The nearest weather reporting station, located approximately 8 nautical miles northeast of the accident site, reported calm winds about the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were practicing takeoffs and landings for several hours prior to taking a break for lunch. After returning to the airplane and conducting several more takeoffs and landings, the CFI stated that he "felt confident and comfortable" in allowing the student to make 3 solo takeoffs and full-stop landings. The student stated that, during the rollout of the second landing, the airplane "darted to the left." He applied "hard" right rudder to correct, but the airplane continued towards the left. The student then applied the handbrake, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway into an area of heavy brush. The CFI, who witnessed the accident from the ground, stated that the first landing appeared "very smooth," and "saw no reason to stop [the student] at any point." The CFI further stated that the second takeoff and traffic pattern were "normal." During the second landing, the airplane touched down "about 800 feet down the runway, at which point it seemed to drift to the left." As the airplane continued towards the edge of the runway, the CFI noticed that the brakes were applied "heavily…and the plane ended up going off the left side of the runway." The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, and the right side of the stabilator. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector, who examined the airplane after the accident, reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies. The nearest weather reporting station, located approximately 8 nautical miles northeast of the accident site, reported calm winds about the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N246TS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246TS), registered now, S/N 240 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: C A TECNAM SRL P2002 SIER - Registry model: [C A Tecnam P2002 SIERRA](https://openairdocs.org/model/c-a-tecnam-p2002-sierra) (registry code 05902YV) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 240 - Airframe hours: 740 - Engines: Rotax 912 ULS 73 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Adcox Imports Inc - Registered owner: Adcox Imports Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, February 9, 2009 - Departed: 12J, Brewton, AL - Destination: EDN, Enterprise, AL - Airport: EDN, Enterprise Municipal, runway 05, 5,080 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: LOR, 8 nm away ## 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 20090923049859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090923049859A), Sep 23, 2009: C A Tecnam P2002 SIERR, Enterprise, AL, Substantial damage. On September 23, 2009 at Enterprise, Alabama's airport, edn, N426TS Tecnam P2002S, the pilot was landing his aircraft during his second solo flight. Pilot lost… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 28, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74795. 1.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 630 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320458&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 10 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320459&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Airplane Photo - Courtesy of FAA (item 3, .PDF, 739 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320460&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Airplane%20Photo%20-%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA-Master.PDF - Memorandum for Record (item 4, .PDF, 33 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320984&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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