Diamond DA 20 C1 N528DC

Summary

On 18 July 2014 at about 21:30 local time, a Diamond DA 20 C1 registered N528DC, operated by Larsen Norman K, was involved in an accident near Hoopa, California, 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

18 July 2014 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hoopa, California, United States

Nearest airport

Hoopa (O21)

Coordinates

41.0378, -123.6658

Aircraft

Diamond DA 20 C1

Registration

N528DC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Larsen Norman K

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grants Pass → Palo Alto

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA299

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate approach and excessive airspeed which resulted in a long landing and subsequent runway overrun onto rough terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the approach to landing to an airport located within a canyon, the airplane was high and fast. The pilot slipped the airplane, however the airspeed remained above the desirable 60 knots. The airplane "floated down the runway" and touched down further than normal. The airplane subsequently overran the departure end of the runway onto rough terrain which resulted in substantial damage to the wings, empennage and fuselage. The pilot added that there was no possibility of a go-around due to the airport's location in the canyon. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.