Tecnam P2002 accident near Santa Fe, NM
On April 8, 2019, a Tecnam P2002 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, NM. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 8, 2019
- Place
- Santa Fe, NM
- Aircraft
- Tecnam P2002 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.622°N, 106.103°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190408X94603
Official records · WPR19FA106
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 8, 2019, about 1538 mountain daylight time, a Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam P2002 Sierra light sport airplane, N118LS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The student and instructor were conducting a touch-and-go landing. A witness located near the departure end of the runway reported that the airplane did not climb very high before it appeared to "go sideways" and "nosedived sideways into the ground." Review of the surveillance camera video showed the accident airplane departing from runway 33. The airplane appeared to stop climbing; shortly thereafter, the right wing dropped, and the airplane entered a steep nose-down attitude and impacted the ground. A postimpact fire ensued. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe instructor, age 72, held a flight instructor certificate with a rating for airplane single engine. He held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, instrument airplane, and glider. His most recent second-class Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman medical certificate was issued on December 21, 2018, with a limitation for corrective lenses. The pilot reported on his medical certificate application that he had accumulated 10,589 total hours of flight experience, with 291 hours in the previous 6 months. The student pilot was issued an FAA third-class airman medical and student pilot certificate on June 15, 2001
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and loss of control.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
