Diamond DA 20 N992CT

Summary

On 16 June 2018 at about 17:22 local time, a Diamond DA 20 registered N992CT, operated by 992CT Aircraft Leasing LLC, 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

16 June 2018 at 17:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Spanish Fork, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Spanish Fork Arpt Springville- (SPK)

Coordinates

40.1439, -111.6661

Aircraft

Diamond DA 20

Registration

N992CT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

992CT Aircraft Leasing LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spanish Fork → Provo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA358

Nobody was injured.

The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction reported that the pilot performed a soft-field takeoff, and once in ground effect, he reduced back pressure, and the instructor heard the stall warning horn and observed a low airspeed. The instructor told the pilot to reduce the pitch, the pilot lowered the nose a little, but the airplane continued to climb. The instructor told the pilot to reduce pitch again, but the pilot stated he was concerned about a possible propeller strike. The flight instructor took the flight controls, but the airplane had turned to the right, and he experienced a "loss of control." The airplane landed off the right side of the runway, the instructor reduced power, the left main landing gear separated, and the airplane came to rest. The flight instructor and pilot reported that the airplane had aerodynamically stalled. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The flight instructor and pilot both reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.