# NTSB GAA17CA222: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo, N54EB, Avalon, CA, April 9, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 9, 2017, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Avalon, CA - Coordinates: 33.406387, -118.413055 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4064&lon=-118.4131&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 20, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 94981 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA222 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94981/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94981 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA222 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain the runway heading and the improper landing flare during landing. ## 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 · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060001M), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=060001M), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: heading/course](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047/cases.md?model=060001M), [All aircraft, 82 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=060001M), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=060001M), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=060001M), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, just before touchdown, a wind gust lifted the right wing and drifted the airplane to the left of the runway. He added that the airplane touched down and ballooned in a nose-high attitude. The pilot added power and lowered the nose "to prevent a stall," and the airplane landed hard. The left wingtip struck the ground, and airplane came to rest in the grass to the left of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wind was light and variable. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that just before touchdown a gust of wind lifted the right wing and drifted the airplane to the left of the runway. He added that the airplane touched down and ballooned in a nose high attitude. The pilot added power and lowered the nose "to prevent a stall" and the airplane landed hard. The left wingtip struck the ground and airplane came to rest in the grass to the left of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported on the NTSB 6120.1 form that the wind was light and variable. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N54EB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54EB-2018-08-18), registration cancelled 2018-08-18, S/N 029, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2004 BRAVO (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2004-bravo) (registry code 060001M) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 029 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 359.4 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 lbs thrust reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, March 24, 2017 - Departed: OKB, OCEANSIDE, CA - Destination: AVX, Avalon, CA - Airport: AVX, Catalina, runway 22, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 28, 2016; seat: left; flight hours: 130 total, 7 in this make and model, 55 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: KTOA, 24 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 20170409003739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170409003739A), Apr 9, 2017: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO, Avalon, CA, Substantial damage. On landing, aircraft contacted the ground hard. Left wing contacted the ground. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 19, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94981. 854 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 677 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40453090&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 177 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40452324&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo-Master.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/). 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