Diamond DA 20 C1 N577MA

Summary

On 24 June 2015 at about 17:30 local time, a Diamond DA 20 C1 registered N577MA was involved in an accident near Salisbury, Maryland, 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

24 June 2015 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Salisbury, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico (SBY)

Coordinates

38.3403, -75.5094

Aircraft

Diamond DA 20 C1

Registration

N577MA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baltimore → Salisbury

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA155

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that the high-wing airplane in which she had received her initial flight training had been sold, and she had transitioned to the low-wing (accident) airplane. She stated that she acquired 5.9 hours of flight training in the low-wing airplane before she was authorized to solo in that airplane. During the accident landing, she reported that, "My final approach speed was a little higher than recommended and the nose of the plane was pointed slightly left of the centerline upon landing." During the landing roll, the pilot reported that she applied full back pressure and stepped on the brakes hard, but was unable to prevent the runway excursion. After departing the runway to the left, the airplane impacted a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fiberglass fuselage structure. The student pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.