ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347379
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| Date: | Thursday 5 October 2023 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Tecnam P2010 Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | Wing Nuts Flying Club Inc |
| Registration: | N143TU |
| MSN: | 043/US |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1259 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chesterfield County Airport (FCI/KFCI), Chesterfield, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Richmond-Chesterfield County Airport, VA (KFCI) |
| Richmond-Chesterfield County Airport, VA (KFCI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: A hard landing that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s right wing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193275
https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/220909287/n143tu-2017-tecnam-p2010-mkii
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N143TU
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/24920_1589638593.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2023 21:53 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 23-Feb-2024 23:33 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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