# NTSB MIA08LA034: Costruzioni Aeronautiche P2002 Sierra, N26WR, Stevensville, MD, January 3, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 3, 2008, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC) - Place: Stevensville, MD - Coordinates: 38.972499, -76.324447 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9725&lon=-76.3244&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Baltimore FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 67372 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA08LA034 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67372/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA034 ## Probable cause A loss of engine power due to the failure of company maintenance personnel to comply with engine manufacturers requirements for carburetor adjustment during the 100-hour inspection. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Fuel system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022800): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect service/maintenance - [Maintenance/inspections: scheduled maint checks](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010520): Aircraft › Aircraft handling/service · Incorrect service/maintenance (probable cause) - [Inspection: scheduled/routine inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061520): Personnel issues › Task performance · Maintenance personnel (probable cause) ## Analysis While on short final approach the pilot reduced engine power to idle and the engine lost power. A forced landing was made in a field short of the runway and the airplane incurred substantial damage. Examination of the engine by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, and a representative of the engine manufacturer revealed that the carburetor mixture and throttle stop were found to be out of adjustment. The Rotax maintenance manual requires checking of these adjustments during each 100-hour inspection. ## Factual narrative On January 3, 2008, at 1545 eastern standard time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Techna P2002 Sierra, certificated Light Sport airplane, N26WR, lost engine power during final approach and collided with the ground during the subsequent forced landing, at the Bay Bridge Airport (W29), Stevensville, Maryland. The airplane was substantially damaged. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. The airplane was registered to and operated by CSP Leasing LLC under the provision of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight originated from W29 at 1440. The pilot stated that during approach to W29 he reported downwind, base, and then final to runway 29. At about 100 feet above ground level he reduced the engine power to idle and subsequently lost engine power. He then made an emergency landing in a field short of runway 29. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, and the engine's manufacturer revealed that there were 10 gallons of AVGAS in the wing tanks. During the examination of the engine the mechanical settings of the carburetor mixture and throttle stop were found to be out of adjustment. According to the Rotax maintenance manual the carburetor adjustments and synchronization should be checked at the 100-hour inspection. Review of the engine maintenance logbook revealed that the 100-hour inspection was conducted on December 17, 2007 at a Hobbs and total time of 113.4 hours, 19 flight hours before the accident. There were no recorded entries of the carburetor inspection or adjustment. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N26WR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26WR-2018-01-12), registration cancelled 2018-01-12, S/N 144, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche P2002 Sierra - Registry model: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 SIERRA](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2002-sierra) (registry code 0600006) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 144 - Airframe hours: 133 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 95 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Chesapeake Sport Pilot LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, December 1, 2007, 19 hours before - Departed: W29, Stevensville, MD - Airport: W29, Bay Bridge, runway 29, 2,903 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review June 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 2,192 total, 3 in this make and model, 2,024 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 11 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 12 °F - Altimeter: 30.65 inHg - Observed at: ESN, 16 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 20080103000019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080103000019A), Jan 3, 2008: Stevensville, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was on short final to runway 29 at bay bridge airport when the engine quit as he reduced power. The pilot stated that he appeared high on the… 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.