NTSB ERA21LA303 — 2021-07-23 · Clearwater, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N4445T

Make / Model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2006T
Year of manufacture: 2019 · 2 years old at event
Engine: ROTAX 912S3 (100 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 20190524
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A55C92

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4445T COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2006T None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision to confirm the landing gear was extended.

Factual narrative

The flight instructor reported that they were number two to land and the student, a private pilot, began to configure the airplane for landing. The instructor became distracted with a departing airplane and another airplane on short final and as a result, the landing gear was never confirmed to be extended prior to touch down and they landed with the gear retracted, which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The operator reported there were no mechanical deficiencies that contributed to the accident. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Task monitoring/vigilance-Instructor/check pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Gear extension and retract sys-Not used/operated
— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Forgotten action/omission-Instructor/check pilot
— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Lack of action-Instructor/check pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_ERA21LA303.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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