Diamond DA 20-C1 N791MA
14 May 2005 · Glendale, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 2005 at about 22:00 local time, a Diamond DA 20-C1 registered N791MA was involved in an accident near Glendale, Arizona, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Glendale Municipal Airport (GEU)
- Coordinates
- 33.5269, -112.2953
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA 20-C1
- Registration
- N791MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glendale → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX05LA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudged landing flare that resulted in a stall and hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed hard, damaging the firewall. The pilot said that he reduced engine power to an idle setting, flared too high, and stalled the airplane. The nose landing gear impacted the runway and broke off damaging the firewall. The pilot reported a normal approach at 44 knots, with winds at 4 knots. The pilot noted no preimpact malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane or engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Diamond DA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Diamond DA 20-A1 | Eureka, Utah, United States | Nathan L. Bennett | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2007 | Diamond DA-20-C1 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Diamond DA-20-C1 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2003 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2005 | Cameron Balloons A-210 | Marana, Arizona, United States | Jeffrey Gilles | Fatal | 1 |
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| 10 Sep 2005 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Peoria, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2005 | Ricardo Lopez RAF 2000 GTXSE | Wickenburg, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 2005 | Cameron Balloons A-250 | Cave Creek, Arizona, United States | Hot Air Expeditions | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 2005 | Piper PA-28-161 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |