Diamond DA20-C1 N392DC

Summary

On 26 March 2021 at about 20:00 local time, a Diamond DA20-C1 registered N392DC, operated by Superior Aviation Gateway LLC, was involved in an accident near Tampa, Florida, 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

26 March 2021 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tampa, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Tampa Executive Airport (VDF)

Coordinates

28.0140, -82.3453

Aircraft

Diamond DA20-C1

Registration

N392DC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Superior Aviation Gateway LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tampa → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA179

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing and a nose landing gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, after the landing touchdown, the airplane started to “porpoise” on the runway and on the third bounce the nose landing gear collapsed. Subsequently, the propeller and fuselage impacted the runway and the airplane skidded to a stop. The airplane’s firewall and fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported, and a postaccident examination corroborated that, there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.