Diamond DA20 N552MA

Summary

On 27 March 2010 at about 20:30 local time, a Diamond DA20 registered N552MA, operated by Tidewater Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Chesapeake, Virginia, 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

27 March 2010 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Chesapeake Regional (CPK)

Coordinates

36.6594, -76.3189

Aircraft

Diamond DA20

Registration

N552MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tidewater Flight Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chesapeake → Chesapeake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA196

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the accident flight was his second flight in the airplane. While landing on runway 5, the airplane "touched down and then ballooned up." The pilot applied full power to execute a go-around, but the airplane "sank" and contacted the ground. The airplane's nose landing gear collapsed and the engine firewall sustained substantial damage. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane after the accident reported no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.