# NTSB ERA23LA149: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92, N562TU, Church Hill, MD, March 12, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 12, 2023, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Church Hill, MD · On airport at 27MD - Coordinates: 39.098375, -75.895215 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0984&lon=-75.8952&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - 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/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 106872 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA23LA149 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106872/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106872 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA149 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing attempt and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed 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) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=0600045), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: lateral/bank control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md?model=0600045), [All aircraft, 390 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/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: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=0600045), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=0600045), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor reported that his student began the transition to flare on a normal, full stop landing. During the flare, the airplane’s nose yawed to the left. The instructor added right rudder to correct; however, the left wing pitched up. The instructor attempted to correct by applying left aileron to level the wings. He encountered resistance from the student’s flight control inputs, and the airplane touched down on the right main gear, putting a side load on it. The instructor announced that he had taken control of the airplane and initiated a go-around. The pitch trim was set to full nose up, and the instructor could not reduce the trim forces since the trim switch was set to the student’s side. The airplane pitched up and out of ground effect, and the right wing stalled and struck the ground, resulting in the nose and left wing also striking the ground. There were no injuries. An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration examined the wreckage and determined that the damage to the fuselage and both wings was substantial. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N562TU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N562TU), registered now, S/N 1562, built 2017 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 (Eaglet) - Registry model: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p92-eaglet) (registry code 0600045) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912UL2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (registry code 55574, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1562 - Year built: 2017 - Airframe hours: 1280 - Engines: Rotax 912UL52-01 100 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Chesapeake Sport Pilot - Registered owner: PT Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 22, 2023, 70 hours before - Departed: W29, Stevensville, MD - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 27MD, Myles Landing, runway 30, 3,250 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 65; injuries: none; private, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown; last flight review May 20, 2022; seat: right; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,381 total, 172 in this make and model, 1,303 as pilot in command, 85 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; age 42; injuries: none; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 5 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: KESN, 19 nm away - METAR: METAR KESN 121845Z 17004KT 10SM CLR 07/M02 A3004 ## 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 20230312001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230312001329A), Mar 12, 2023: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET, Church Hill, MD, Substantial damage. The student pilot and his instructor were conducting emergency landings and engine out procedures utilizing airport 27MD runway 30. After one demonstration by… ## Other investigations on N562TU (1) 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. - [NTSB ERA20LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA341), Sep 28, 2020: Tecnam P92 (N562TU), Centerville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the No. 1 cylinder exhaust valve spring retainer due to air trapped in the lubrication system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 23, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106872. 2.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15336789&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=1%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Flight instructor written statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 93 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15336799&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=2%20N562TU%20FSDO%20Statement%203-13-23%20Instructor_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Student pilot written statement (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 47 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15336153&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=3%20Statement%20Student%20Pilot%20Scott%20Sealund-Rel.pdf - FAA inspector statement (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 47 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15336855&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=4%20Inspector%20Statement-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 5, PDF, 5 pages, 523 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15336702&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=5%20Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf 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.