Diamond DA20 N98BZ

Summary

On 31 August 2019 at about 23:00 local time, a Diamond DA20 registered N98BZ, operated by Cti Aircraft Leasing Llc, was involved in an accident near Convington, Tennessee, 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

31 August 2019 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Convington, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Covington Muni (M04)

Coordinates

35.5833, -89.5872

Aircraft

Diamond DA20

Registration

N98BZ

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

Cti Aircraft Leasing Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Convington → Millington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA527

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper pitch attitude during the takeoff climb, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and ground impact.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that he instructed his student to perform a soft-field takeoff.  During the takeoff roll, the instructor had his hands on the flight controls while the student pilot released the yoke back pressure and the airplane began to climb, but the airplane's nose was too high. The flight instructor pushed forward on the control stick to correct the nose high attitude, "and the plane started to pull to the right." The flight instructor does not know whether the stall warning horn sounded, as the airplane flew over the right edge of the runway, but he does recall being on the flight controls when the airplane descended and impacted the grass safety area on the right side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage composite structure. The pilot 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.