# NTSB ERA22LA093: Tecnam P92, N19AA, Apopka, FL, November 26, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 26, 2021, 13:40 local (18:40 UTC) - Place: Apopka, FL - Coordinates: 28.707474, -81.581964 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7075&lon=-81.5820&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: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104436 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA093 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104436/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104436 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA093 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a hangar. ## 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: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=0600045), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0600045), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=0600045), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/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: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=0600045), [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: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=0600045), [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: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=0600045), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis After flying two low approaches at a nearby airport, the pilot returned to his departure airport where the reported wind from 280° at 8 kts. When the airplane touched down on runway 33, the nose started to lift and drift left. The pilot input full right rudder to correct the deviation; however, the airplane travelled off the left side of the runway and impacted a hangar. The left wing spar and ribs were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N19AA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19AA), registered now, S/N 1455, built 2013 (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: 1455 - Year built: 2013 - Airframe hours: 4710.1 - Engines: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Rene Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Rene Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special); Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 12, 2021, 29.3 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: X04, Orlando Apopka, runway 33, 3,987 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review August 16, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 64 total, 15 in this make and model, 36 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Turbulence: Unknown - Observed at: LEE, 14 nm away - METAR: METAR KLEE 261753Z 28006KT 10SM FEW055 24/14 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02440144 10244 20122 58028= ## 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 20211126021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211126021629A), Nov 26, 2021: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, Apopka, FL, Substantial damage. Crosswinds/wind gusts were experienced as the pilot was making a landing on runway 33. The nose lifted after touchdown, and the pilot was unable to regain… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 25, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104436. 8.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 20 pages, 4.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13090984&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA22LA093%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot statements (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13088183&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Statements_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Witness statement (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 545 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13088884&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Witness%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum of record FAA inspector (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 570 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13088778&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 5, PDF, 4 pages, 732 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13088466&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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