Diamond DA 40 N482MA
9 May 2009 · Montgomery, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 2009 at about 20:45 local time, a Diamond DA 40 registered N482MA, operated by Mac Dan Aviation, was involved in an accident near Montgomery, New York, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montgomery, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orange County Airport (MGJ)
- Coordinates
- 41.5097, -74.2644
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA 40
- Registration
- N482MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mac Dan Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Montgomery → Montgomery
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA299
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control on landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of total experience as an instructor and delayed corrective action.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor (CFI), who had 4 total hours as a CFI at the time of the accident, was conducting an instructional flight with a student pilot. The student pilot made 3 touch-and-go landings to Runway 21. The surface winds at the airport were 200 degrees at 12 knots. The CFI stated that the student did not maintain airspeed, resulting in a sink rate on the previous approaches. He instructed the student to conduct a short field approach with an obstacle. The student conducted the before landing check, lowered the flaps to the first notch and turned on base. The student lowered flaps to the full down position, turned final, and continued the approach. The airplane descended to 25 feet over the runway when the airspeed decreased and the airplane entered a vertical rate of descent. The student pilot did not apply power. The CFI reached over to add power, missed the throttle, flared the airplane, and it collided with the runway hard, resulting in structural damage to the airframe. No mechanical problems were reported by the CFI.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Diamond DA-40 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2009 | Diamond DA 40 | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2009 | Diamond DA-40 | Arcata, California, United States | Mitchell Enterprizes Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 2009 | Diamond DA 40 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | Stone Kenneth D | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 2009 | Diamond DA 40 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | Waltzing Matilda Training LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2009 | Diamond DA 40 | Rockingham, North Carolina, United States | Paramount Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2010 | Diamond DA 40 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Doss Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2009 | Teratorn TIERRA | Cutchogue, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Oct 2009 | Beechcraft E35 | Mount Morris, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2009 | Cessna 150G | Kingston, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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