Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010 accident near Chesterfield, Virginia, October 5, 2023
On October 5, 2023 at about 12:00 pm local time, a 2016 Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010, registered N143TU, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Chesterfield, Virginia (Richmond Exec-Chesterfield Cou). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A hard landing that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s right wing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 5, 2023 · about 12:00 pm local time
- Place
- Chesterfield, Virginia · Richmond Exec-Chesterfield Cou · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010 NO SERIES, built 2016 · all P2010s on the register
- Registration
- N143TU · registry record · serial 043/US
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Hard landing during landing defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Capability exceeded
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Not determined › Not determined › (general) › (general) › Unknown/Not determined
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,259 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 28, 2023
- Maximum gross weight: 2,557 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycomng IO-360-H1A (piston); 1,259 hours total
- Operator: Wing Nuts Flying Club LLC
The flight
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on February 22, 2024. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memorandum for Record (Mechanic) | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Investigative Photographs | PDF, 4 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
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