Diamond DA 40 N817PA

Summary

On 11 August 2009 at about 20:45 local time, a Diamond DA 40 registered N817PA, operated by Paramount Flight Services, was involved in an accident near Rockingham, North Carolina, 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

11 August 2009 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Richmond County Airport (RCZ)

Coordinates

34.8911, -79.7594

Aircraft

Diamond DA 40

Registration

N817PA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Paramount Flight Services

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rockingham → Rockingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA461

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll out.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot entered left closed traffic, completed the before landing check, and extended the flaps to 10 degrees. He turned the airplane on base, final, and lowered the flaps to the full down position with a right cross wind. The pilot flared the airplane about 30 feet above the runway numbers and touched down on the runway. The airplane started to veer to the left and the pilot stated that he lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went off the left side of the runway striking a runway light, continued into the grass, and collided with an embankment, receiving structural damage to the airframe. The pilot stated there were no mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.