Diamond DA 20-C1 N575MT
22 October 2003 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 October 2003 at about 02:33 local time, a Diamond DA 20-C1 registered N575MT was involved in an accident near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Murfreesboro Municipal (KMBT)
- Coordinates
- 35.8772, -86.3775
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA 20-C1
- Registration
- N575MT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Huntsville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ATL04LA022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall mush and collision with a taxiway sign. A factor was the pilot's delay in aborting the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot set up for a straight-in approach to runway 36. During the landing, the airplane initially contacted the runway with its nose wheel, then bounced up and continued down the runway. The pilot used rudder control input to maintain centerline. He stated he realized he was running out of runway and intended to initiate a go-around, but the airplane settled back to the runway, the left main wheel touched down, and the airplane skidded left. The pilot's efforts to regain control of the airplane were unsuccessful, and it skidded left off the runway, struck an airport sign for taxiway A, and came to rest on the north end of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed the right main landing gear was separated, and the propeller was damaged. Cracks were observed on the composite wing structure and on the composite fuselage near the gear attachment block. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction with the airplane. Examination of the runway revealed a gouge in the asphalt on the north end of runway 36, near the numbers for the approach end of runway 18.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Diamond DA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2003 | Diamond DA 20-A1 | Eureka, Utah, United States | Nathan L. Bennett | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Diamond DA 20-A1 | Naples, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 2005 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2006 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Clay Township, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2006 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | Dillions Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1999 | Diamond DA 20-A1 | Coyote, New Mexico, United States | The Global Group | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2003 | Cessna 182L | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winchester, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2003 | Piper J-3-C65 | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | Paul W. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2003 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Sikorsky S-61A | Kimble, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Cessna 182H | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Jerry L. Norton | No injuries | - |