Diamond DA40 N232JP

Summary

On 6 November 2020 at about 18:00 local time, a Diamond DA40 registered N232JP, operated by Dragonfly Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Winder, Georgia, 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

6 November 2020 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Winder, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Barrow County Airport (WDR)

Coordinates

33.9827, -83.6672

Aircraft

Diamond DA40

Registration

N232JP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Dragonfly Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA039

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was performing a supervised solo flight in the airport traffic pattern as the flight instructor observed from the ground. During landing, upon touching down on the runway, the airplane bounced and started drifting to the left. The pilot attempted to correct, but the airplane continued to veer to the left. He added power in an attempt to abort the landing, but the airplane struck a taxiway sign and then “cartwheeled” before impacting a security fence off the side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.