ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209517
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 April 2018 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Tecnam P92 Eaglet |
| Owner/operator: | Heart Of Virginia Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N404TA |
| MSN: | 1327 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2075 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hanover County Municipal Airport (KOFP), Richmond/Ashland, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ashland, VA (OFP) |
| Ashland, VA (OFP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that, while the airplane was in the landing flare for a touch-and-go landing, the student pilot allowed the airspeed to become too low, and he instructed the student to perform a go around. The student applied full power and retracted the flaps, but the airplane continued to descend, so the instructor “got on the controls with him.”
During the go-around, the airplane touched down on the runway hard, bounced, and the instructor reported hearing a “ping” and observed that the right main landing gear was no longer attached. The instructor continued the go-around and entered the traffic pattern; during the approach, he observed the right main landing gear laying on the right side of the runway. He landed the airplane and it veered to the right off of the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 36 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 250° at 9 knots. The airplane landed on runway 34.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=404TA
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2018 13:30 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Apr-2018 15:17 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2018 13:54 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 16-Sep-2018 18:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 16-Sep-2018 18:47 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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