Diamond DA 42 N350TS

Summary

On 27 April 2021 at about 21:45 local time, a Diamond DA 42 registered N350TS, operated by Utah State University, was involved in an accident near Brigham City, 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

27 April 2021 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Brigham City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Brigham City Rgnl (BMC)

Coordinates

41.5543, -112.0623

Aircraft

Diamond DA 42

Registration

N350TS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

2

Operator

Utah State University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Logan → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA178

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's unintentional selection of raising the landing gear instead of the flaps during a touch-and-go landing, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in the landing gear retracting during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor of the multi-engine, retractable landing gear airplane reported that, while conducting a touch-and-go landing with the student pilot at the controls, during the landing roll, the student pilot intended to raise the flaps, but instead raised the landing gear lever from the down to the up position. The right main landing gear retracted, the right wing impacted the runway surface and the airplane veered right. The flight instructor observed that the landing gear lever was in the "up" position and immediately put the lever to the "down" position. The left main landing gear partially retracted, and the airplane exited the right side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder. The flight instructor 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.