Diamond DA 20 N108WA

Summary

On 6 March 2014 at about 23:00 local time, a Diamond DA 20 registered N108WA, operated by Premier Fligth Academy, was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Ohio, United States. One person was 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

6 March 2014 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL)

Coordinates

41.5175, -81.6833

Aircraft

Diamond DA 20

Registration

N108WA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Operator

Premier Fligth Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Cleveland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN14CA153

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that he was attempting to make a full stop landing. He attempted to land twice before, but bounced both landing attempts, and ultimately executed go-arounds each time. He reported that during the third attempted landing, he bounced the landing and attempted another go-around, but "could not recover." The airplane veered off the left side of the runway and impacted a distance marker, a stop sign, and a pile of rocks, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.