Diamond DA20C1 N376DC

Summary

On 14 January 2011 at about 02:51 local time, a Diamond DA20C1 registered N376DC, operated by American Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Spanish Fork, Utah, 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

14 January 2011 at 02:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Spanish Fork, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Spanish Fork (U77)

Coordinates

40.1417, -111.6614

Aircraft

Diamond DA20C1

Registration

N376DC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

American Flight Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moab → Spanish Fork

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

WPR11CA099

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during 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 approach and landing were uneventful through touchdown. He landed on the center of the runway, but the airplane started to drift to the left. He added right rudder with some brake pressure, which slowed the drift to the left, but did not completely stop it. He continued these inputs, but the left main tire caught a snow bank. After traveling a few hundred feet, the airplane spun 90 degrees into the snowbank. The operator reported that there were left tire skid marks as the airplane exited the runway, and opined that either the pilot or passenger had their foot on the left brake pedal. The operator issued a new caution to all of its instructors and pilots regarding the use of brakes on touchdown and rollout and reminded them to brief all front seat passengers to keep their feet off the rudder and brake pedals.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.