# NTSB ERA24LA013: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010, N143TU, Chesterfield, VA, October 5, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: October 5, 2023, 08:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: Chesterfield, VA · NA
- Coordinates: 37.407152, -77.525596 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4072&lon=-77.5256&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- 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): 193275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193275/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193275
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA013

## Probable cause

A hard landing that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s right wing.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=0330402), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/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 P2010, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0330402), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined; cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=0330402), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=0330402), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Analysis

During a maintenance event, a mechanic was asked to evaluate damage to the airplane’s right wing. Further inspection of the right wing and its internal components revealed that the rear wing spar was cracked, and several wing skin rivets had sheared. The right wing strut and right main landing gear strut were also bent. The flight club that operated the airplane reported that 22 pilots had flown the airplane in the recent past and no pilot admitted to any significant event during landing. The substantial damage to the right wing was likely the result of a hard landing; however, due to the several flights flown with the damage, the investigation was not able to determine a specific flight during which the hard landing may have occurred.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N143TU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143TU), registered now, S/N 043/US, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2010 (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2010) (registry code 0330402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-M1A+](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (registry code 41869, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 043/US
- Year built: 2016
- Airframe hours: 1259
- Engines: LYCOMNG IO-360-H1A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Wing Nuts Flying Club LLC
- Registered owner: Wing Nuts Flying Club LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 28, 2023
- Airport: FCI, Richmond Exec-Chesterfield County
- Equipment: Data recorder, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported
- Observed at: Unknown

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 22, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193275. 2.3 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16627985&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Memorandum for record (mechanic) (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 67 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16628539&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MFR%20(Mechanic)-Rel.pdf
- Investigative photographs (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 193 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16628720&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%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.

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