Diamond DA42 N482TS

Summary

On 28 September 2008 at about 22:00 local time, a Diamond DA42 registered N482TS, operated by Onyx Acquisitions LLC, was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

28 September 2008 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Lancaster Airport (LNS)

Coordinates

40.1217, -76.2961

Aircraft

Diamond DA42

Registration

N482TS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Onyx Acquisitions LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Leesburg → Lancaster

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08LA205

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was making his first flight in the accident airplane make and model. During the landing the airplane bounced, floated, and landed again. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to a stop on the runway. He added that the landing was not rough or hard. Inspection of the airplane revealed evidence of a hard landing; the left main landing gear was twisted and the gear strut had bottomed out. The nose gear was in the extended position; however it was forced up through the top of the gear well, damaging the surrounding structure. The wind at the accident airport, about the time of the accident, was 330 degrees at 4 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.