Diamond DA 20-C1 N169PA
10 May 2009 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 May 2009 at about 19:30 local time, a Diamond DA 20-C1 registered N169PA, operated by Flying Monsters Inc, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stinson Municipal Airport (KSSF)
- Coordinates
- 29.3369, -98.4711
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA 20-C1
- Registration
- N169PA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flying Monsters Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Antonio → San Antonio
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA304
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The instructor pilot’s improper landing flare.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a crosswind landing demonstration to a student pilot, the instructor pilot initiated a landing flare. When the airplane's altitude rose, the instructor pilot, "held the flare and added approximately 50-100 rpm to ease the airplane" down to the runway. The airplane then "experienced a sudden descent," and the instructor pilot attempted a go-around; however, the airplane's left wing and nose impacted the runway, causing substantial damage to the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Diamond DA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2009 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | Robert Haddow | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2009 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | Airgyro Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2008 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Alamo Lake State Park, Arizona, United States | Sabena Airline Training Center, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Mar 2010 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States | Air 51 Richmond LLC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2008 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Doss Aviation IFS | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Diamond DA-20-C1 | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | Falcon Aviation Academy | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2009 | American Legend AL-3C | McKinney, Texas, United States | McRight-Smith Aviation, LP | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Refugio, Texas, United States | Aero Mark JM LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2009 | Beechcraft E18S | Jones Creek, Texas, United States | Brazoria County | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | O'Donnell, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2009 | Meyers OTW | Haskell, Texas, United States | Ashbach Richard P | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-30 | Port Mansfield, Texas, United States | Harvey W. Kiniken, Jr | Fatal | 2 |