Diamond DA40 N840AB

Summary

On 20 March 2015 at about 23:00 local time, a Diamond DA40 registered N840AB, operated by Dillon's Aviation, was involved in an accident near Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, 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

20 March 2015 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Fuquay/Angier Field (78NC)

Coordinates

35.5406, -78.7475

Aircraft

Diamond DA40

Registration

N840AB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Dillon's Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sanford → Fuquay-Varina

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA072

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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 landing roll on a grass airstrip, he did not get the airplane stopped before running off the end of the runway. He said the airplane exited the runway at a slow speed and rolled into a ditch. The right main landing gear bent rearward structurally damaging a fuselage bulkhead. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.