# NTSB MIA06LA116: Tecnam P92 Super Echo, N929HA, Sebring, FL, May 25, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 25, 2006, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Sebring, FL - Coordinates: 27.456388, -81.342498 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4564&lon=-81.3425&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Rotax, FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 63834 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA06LA116 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63834/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA116 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing and collision with a fence. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, emergency descent/landing - object - fence ## Analysis The CFI stated that after takeoff with approximately 10 gallons of 100 low lead fuel on-board, the flight proceeded to an area where the student performed maneuvers. The flight then returned to the departure airport and entered the traffic pattern for runway 18. A stop and go landing was performed; after which, a short field takeoff was performed. During the initial climb at 200 feet, the engine sputtered 2 seconds then quit completely. The CFI took the controls and attempted to restart the engine but was unsuccessful. He maneuvered the airplane towards a field and when the airplane was approximately 1 foot above ground level, the nose of the airplane collided with a fence. The airplane then impacted in the field and came to rest upright. Examination of the airplane following recovery by an FAA inspector and a representative from the engine manufacturer revealed damage to the propeller, and impact damage on the leading edge of the right wing in the area of the right fuel tank. The damaged propeller was removed and an a test club designed for the engine loading was installed. An alternate fuel supply was connected into the airplanes fuel delivery system (left and right sides), and the engine was started and operated to full power with no anomalies noted. ## Factual narrative On May 25, 2006, about 1830 eastern daylight time, a Tecnam P92 Super Echo Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA), N929HA, registered to Sebring Aviation of Highlands County, Inc., operated by Lockwood Aviation, collided with a fence during a forced landing shortly after takeoff from Sebring Regional Airport, Sebring, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 local, instructional flight from Sebring Regional Airport. The airplane was substantially damaged and the certified flight instructor (CFI) and pilot-rated student were not injured. The flight originated about 1735, from Sebring Regional Airport. The CFI stated that after takeoff with approximately 10 gallons of 100 low lead fuel on-board, the flight proceeded to an area where the student performed maneuvers. The flight then returned to the departure airport and entered the traffic pattern for runway 18. A stop and go landing was performed; after which, a short field takeoff was performed. During the initial climb at 200 feet, the engine sputtered 2 seconds then quit completely. The CFI took the controls and attempted to restart the engine but was unsuccessful. He maneuvered the airplane towards a field and when the airplane was approximately 1 foot above ground level, the nose of the airplane collided with a fence. The airplane then impacted in the field and came to rest upright. Examination of the airplane following recovery by an FAA inspector and a representative from the engine manufacturer revealed damage to the propeller, and impact damage on the leading edge of the right wing in the area of the right fuel tank. The damaged propeller was removed and an a test club designed for the engine loading was installed. An alternate fuel supply was connected into the airplanes fuel delivery system (left and right sides), and the engine was started and operated to full power with no anomalies noted. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N929HA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929HA), registered now, S/N 900, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Tecnam P92 Super Echo - Registry model: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 ECHO SUPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p92-echo-super) (registry code 0600007) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 900 - Airframe hours: 441 - Engines: Rotax 912S 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Lockwood Aviation, Inc. - Registered owner: Sebring Aviation of Highlands County, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 1, 2006 - Departed: KSEF, Sebring, FL - Airport: KSEF, Sebring Regional Airport, runway 18, 5,190 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 22; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 1, 2005; seat: right; flight hours: 845 total, 319 in this make and model, 765 as pilot in command, 245 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 60; injuries: none; student; medical: sport pilot, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 80 total, 30 in this make and model, 13 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 11 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: KLAL ## 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 20060525011019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060525011019A), May 25, 2006: Tecnam P92SUPERECHO, Sebring, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 25, 2006, aircraft N929HA, a light sport model P92, crash landed into a chain link fence while performing a touch and go at the Sebring Regional… 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.