# NTSB ERA21LA303: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, N4445T, Clearwater, FL, July 23, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 23, 2021, 10:50 local (14:50 UTC) - Place: Clearwater, FL - Coordinates: 27.977214, -82.759057 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9772&lon=-82.7591&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 103570 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA21LA303 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103570/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103570 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA303 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision to confirm the landing gear was extended. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=0330001), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=0330001), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=0330001), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=0330001), [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: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=0330001), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor reported that they were number two to land and the student, a private pilot, began to configure the airplane for landing. The instructor became distracted with a departing airplane and another airplane on short final and as a result, the landing gear was never confirmed to be extended prior to touch down and they landed with the gear retracted, which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The operator reported there were no mechanical deficiencies that contributed to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4445T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4445T), registered now, S/N 273/US, built 2019 (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 912S3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s3) (registry code 55594, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 273/US - Year built: 2019 - Airframe hours: 562.4 - Engines: Rotaqx 912S3 100 hp reciprocating; Rotaqx 912S3 100 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Tampa Bay Aviation - Registered owner: Silver Streak Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2021 - Departed: PIE, Clearwater, FL - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: CLW, Clearwater Air Park, runway 16/34, 4,108 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor, private, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 30, 2001; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 3,021 total, 174 in this make and model, 2,919 as pilot in command, 64 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 514.8 total, 3.2 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft broken - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: CLW - METAR: ETAR KCLW 021455Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM BKN024 BKN028 BKN047 28/24 A3006 ## 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 20210723011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723011649A), Jul 23, 2021: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, Clearwater, DE, Substantial damage. On 07/23/2021, at approximately 10:58 EST, N4445T, a 2019 Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna- P2006T, s/n: 273/US [privacy data omitted] was being operated by… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 29, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103570. 2.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12618454&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Report%20to%20NTSB_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Written statement - flight instructor (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 87 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12619631&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Written%20Statement%20CFI_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Written statement - private pilot (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 528 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12619514&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Written%20Statement%20Student%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 369 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12619185&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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