ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286416
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| Date: | Friday 20 November 2009 |
| Time: | 18:25 LT |
| Type: |  Tecnam P2004 Bravo |
| Owner/operator: | Heart Of Virginia Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N319UA |
| MSN: | 126 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 350 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ashland, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Richmond/Ashland-Hanover County Municipal Airport, VA (KOFP) |
| Richmond/Ashland-Hanover County Municipal Airport, VA (KOFP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, the purpose of the flight was to practice takeoffs and landings at night, and due to the obstructions below, the pilot flew the approaches at a 'steep†angle. He had successfully completed about nine uneventful approaches and landings before the accident approach. During the accident approach the pilot noted some light turbulence and the airplane began to descend below the 'normal†glide path. He added power and arrested the descent, but the airplane struck some trees. He noted that the airspeed or the pitch of the airplane did not change when the airplane struck trees. He made an uneventful landing, but during the post-flight inspection he noticed substantial damage to the leading edges of the wings and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident were calm.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during the landing approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10CA087
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 10:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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