NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA14CA331
Registry · N621AA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2010
TCDS
A00066CE · COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNAM S P A
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A819F5
Registrant of record
WINGS OVER TEXAS HOLDINGS LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's failure to ensure the security of the seat prior to flight, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.
Factual narrative
The pilot was conducting touch-and-go practice takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. She reported that during the landing flare for the final landing, her seat slid aft. The airplane ballooned and subsequently landed hard, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall and cabin floor structure. The accident airplane make/model was the subject of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness directive (AD) regarding seat slippage, issued three years prior to the accident. Review of the airplane's maintenance logs revealed that the airplane had received the inspections required by the AD, and examination of the seat rail and latching mechanism by an FAA inspector revealed no anomalies. The pilot was conducting touch-and-go practice takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. She reported that during the landing flare for the final landing, her seat slid aft. The airplane ballooned and subsequently landed hard, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall and cabin floor structure. The accident airplane make/model was the subject of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness directive (AD) regarding seat slippage, issued three years prior to the accident. Review of the airplane's maintenance logs revealed that the airplane had received the inspections required by the AD, and examination of the seat rail and latching mechanism by an FAA inspector revealed no anomalies. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- C Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot - C
- C Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Lack of action-Pilot - C
- C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Landing flare-Not attained/maintained - C
- — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Equipment/furnishings-(general)-Related maintenance info
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2014_ERA14CA331.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
Full investigation docket on
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