Continental IO-240 series

FAA incident reports · 98

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Incident 20260510009589IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Louisville, KYDuring preflight engine run-up, the aircraft veered to the right, departing runway and came to rest in the grass. There was no damage to the aircraft or property, and no injuries. Inspection revealed that cotter pin on the left brake master cylinder came out…May 10, 2026 · N910CT · No damageIncident 20260415004059IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Beaver Falls, PAInvestigated an engine failure of [privacy data omitted] on April 15, 2026 while returning from a flight training lesson to the local practice area. Upon returning to Beaver County Airport (bvi) the aircraft completed a full stop landing, then departed for an…Apr 15, 2026 · N395JA · No damageIncident 20260221001829IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Culpeper, VAPilot upon landing approach was normal and aligned with the centerline upon touchdown. Aircraft experienced significant vibration from the nose gear area. The pilot maintained directional control as long as possible and aircraft drifted to a stop in the…Feb 21, 2026 · N136MA · No damageAccident 20240812022259ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Winder, GAStudent pilot was doing a mock checkride in preparation for a private pilot checkride with an instructor. During the takeoff, both pilots felt a bump at rotation. The plane behind them advised that they had lost the nose wheel. A low pass verified the lack of…Aug 12, 2024 · N361DA · Substantial damageAccident 20240605006549ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Southampton, NJWhile the cfi/pilot in command was demonstrating a simulated engine failure during a rental checkout to a prospective renter pilot at a private use airport he allowed the aircraft to descend below 75' AGL where he encountered an abrupt change in wind…Jun 5, 2024 · N208DB · Substantial damageAccident 20230823012929ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Cedar Valley, UTThe flight was operated as a part 91 training flight in order to prepare the student pilot for the private pilot asel practical exam. During preflight, the student noted the fuel level at approximately 18 gallons, which comported with the readings on the fuel…Aug 23, 2023 · N989PA · Substantial damageIncident 20230723013089IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Brandy Station, VAAt approximately 17:15L EDT, solo student pilot was practicing soft field takeoff on hard surface dry runway. Weather was VMC with steady state 5 kt quartering crosswind from left (crosswind component calc 4 KTS). Pilot had made two takeoffs prior to incident…Jul 23, 2023 · N205BL · Minor damageIncident 20230616005039IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Terre Haute, INOn June 16th, 2023 at approximately 14:45 eastern time,[privacy data omitted], a Diamond DA-20 aircraft experienced an off airport landing while attempting to land on runway 36 at the Sky King Airport (3I3). The flight was being conducted as a 14 CFR part…Jun 16, 2023 · N391DC · Minor damageIncident 20210609006699IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Mollala, ORInstructor and student started aircraft preflight around 11:00 for student?s first flight/aircraft familiarization. Instructor stated that she checked fuel on the gauge and also dipped the tank with the manufacturer?s supplied dipstick. She reported seeing…Jun 9, 2021 · N556DC · Minor damageIncident 20210514009119IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Winder, GAInspector statement: the student pilot was on final from a long cross country flight. During landing the pilot flared to a landing observing the runway center line. After landing during rollout the pilot (relaxed on controls) allowing the aircraft to drift to…May 14, 2021 · N427DA · Minor damageAccident 20210326003359ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Tampa, FLOn March 26, 2021 at approximately 1605 EDT N392DC a DA20-C1 [privacy data omitted] landed on runway 18 at Tampa executive airport. The airport bounced upon touchdown resulting in the nose gear to break off which then resulted in a propeller strike. The…Mar 26, 2021 · N392DC · Substantial damageAccident 20200911013049ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Fillmore, UTStudent pilot stated as he descended into ground effect, he failed to flare at appropriate time. Stated he remembered touching down much sooner. Stated his front tire hit first, rather than main landing gear, and touching down nose first, put him in a propose…Sep 11, 2020 · N802CT · Substantial damageIncident 20200529007189IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Roanoke, VAPic/cfi statement...asked student to execute a low approach over the runway. During the low approach the student raised the nose without adding sufficient power causing airspeed to Decrease. I directed him to lower the nose and add power but he was slow to…May 29, 2020 · N484PA · Minor damageIncident 20191220019779IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Colorado Spring, COOn December 20, 2019 the PIC and CFI departed kcos to practice commercial maneuvers and multiple takeoffs and landings all were normal and uneventful. The last takeoff was a short field which upon rotation a loud bang was heard from under the aircraft. The…Dec 20, 2019 · N359JP · Minor damageAccident 20190920014519ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Fort Wayne, INOn September 20, 2019, about 1920 eastern daylight time, a Diamond DA20-C1 airplane, N212DX, crashed, three tenths of a nautical mile short of runway 23 at smith field airport (smd), Fort Wayne, Indiana. The private pilot and his non-pilot rated passenger…Sep 20, 2019 · N212DX · Substantial damageIncident 20190920013359IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Heath, OHStudent pilot made a normal approach to landing and upon touchdown, landed in a position to cause the aircraft to porpoise three times. From the third, student applied full power to depart and the prop struck the ground and detached the nose gear.Sep 20, 2019 · N396JA · Substantial damageAccident 20181219022119ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Mccormick, SCMccormick, SC: N346MA, DA20, landed in a field short of runway 18/36 (S19) after experiencing engine problems. POB: 2, injuries: unknown, damage: extent unknown. 12/19/2018 1930Z aircraft N346MA experienced engine problems on 12/18/2018 and landed at…Dec 19, 2018 · N346MA · DestroyedAccident 20181028021089ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Mountain Rest, SCN653DC departed 24A, jackson county NC airspace enroute to home airport (kahn), athens ga. The pilot stated he lost engine power at approximately 6,500 MSL and 13 nautical miles north east of the foot hills VOR (odf). The pilot realized the loss of power and…Oct 28, 2018 · N653DC · DestroyedAccident 20181013019899AGardner Collin L Kitfox SER 5 Safari · Monte Vista, COThe accident pilot stated he lost control while taxiing. A witness said the accident pilot carried too much speed into the flare, bounced and drifted off the 20 foot wide runway alighting in a field of tumbleweeds. At that point the aircraft flipped onto its…Oct 13, 2018 · N14GX · Substantial damageAccident 20180929023622ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Sebring, FLOn 09/25/18 at about 1015L Piper arrow N3907T departed ktpf VFR (part 91) to ksef with a pilot and his non-pilot spouse. N3907T made his arrival radio transmission on CTAF (122.700) at about 1230L and his mid-field crossing 5 minutes later, he was setting up…Sep 29, 2018 · N397JA · Substantial damageAccident 20180717014529ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Van Nuys, CADuring landing roll out on run way 16R, the student pilot and the flight instructor were on the flight controls and experienced a cross wind. The student pilot stated he lowered the left aileron and used rudder to counteract the cross wind. The aircraft…Jul 17, 2018 · N309EF · Substantial damageAccident 20180513005349ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Lagrange, GAFlight instructor [privacy data omitted] was instruction student, [privacy data omitted] how to perform a soft field takeoff. The Diamond DA20-C1, N143MA became airborne at 30 to 35 knots. The airplane drifted left of runway center line. [privacy data…May 13, 2018 · N143MA · Minor damageIncident 20171130022219IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Provo, UTPilot stated landed runway 13. Stated he veered off to left. Note: bottom of arcraft wing did strike an airport sign. Pilot did state landed a liitle flat which may have caused castering to nose gear to cause it to not be straight on touch down. Pilot stated…Nov 30, 2017 · N957CT · Minor damageIncident 20170818020689IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Columbus, GADuring a cross country student solo flight, aircraft departed from auburn, al airport after a full stop landing. Upon departure, the nose wheel fell off the aircraft. An emergency landing was accomplished at Columbus, GA airport.Aug 18, 2017 · N263CF · Minor damageIncident 20170801015689IDiamond DA20-C1 · Newnan, GAOn August 01 2017, at approximately 1800, student pilot departed kcco for a solo flight to auburn, AL. Airport (kauo). At 1930, student pilot was returning from kauo and preparing to land at kcco on runway 14. Student pilot stated that she believes her…Aug 1, 2017 · N634DC · Minor damageIncident 20170517012149IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Athens, GAIt was reported by the student pilot that after landing the student started to apply the brakes, at that time the student commented to the flight instructor the right brake was not responding. The flight instructor took the controls of the aircraft verifying…May 17, 2017 · N346MA · Minor damageIncident 20161106023109IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Athens, GANose gear pivot was cracked around the welded radius of the strut. It dropped from the aircraft upon landing. The pilot stated that he did not notice that the nose tire assembly was missing until he turned left on to the taxiway and then the nose strut and…Nov 6, 2016 · N346MA · Minor damageAccident 20161030022739ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Manassas, VAThe following is the written statement from the pilot: "on approach to 34L (at approximately 65 KTS), I made a late decision to execute a "go around." A cross wind threw me off course and I panicked and let out the rudder which made the plane veer further off…Oct 30, 2016 · N781MA · Substantial damageAccident 20160907015041ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Carrollton, GAOn September 07, 2016 at 10:54, local time the atlanta flight standard district office (SO11) received a call from "air services inc" a 145 repair station located on west Georgia regional airport (ctj) in Carrollton, Georgia. A midair accident just occurred…Sep 7, 2016 · N85WP · Destroyed · 2 fatalAccident 20160903016069AStropki Paul Outback · Dalton, OHOn 09/03/2016 pilot was landing on a private sod runway. During the landing a gust of wind caused the aircraft to float down the runway. The pilot attempted to recover before the end of the runway by ground looping the aircraft before departing the end of the…Sep 3, 2016 · N56P · Substantial damageIncident 20160504007839IMarv Vanderpool Zenith Stol CH 750 · Taft, CAWhile on approach to rwy 25 at L17, pilot reported the aircraft engine lost power appoximately 50 above runway leading to a hard landing and collapsing nose landing gear strut.May 4, 2016 · N750MV · Minor damageAccident 20150919018849ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Sandford, NCOn 9/19/2015,aircraft N635DC was being operated by pilot [privacy data omitted] , who was practicing soft field landings., and soft field take offs. On the 7th take off, on runway 03 at Raleigh executive, the pilot stated that the aircraft tail contacted the…Sep 19, 2015 · N635DC · Substantial damageAccident 20150427005179ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Sylacauga, ALStudent pilot claims to have had a partial loss in power during initial climbout out of scd at 1000 feet AGL. He re-entered the traffic pattern at scd, but overshot the runway on final approach. During the go around, the student pilot claimed an additional…Apr 27, 2015 · N248ME · Substantial damageAccident 20150424006532ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Van Nuys, CAThe C-150, N6211K, piloted by private pilot, [privacy data omitted], was taxiing north on "a" to the runup area prior to departure. The DA20, N309EF, piloted by student pilot,[privacy data omitted], was taxiing east out of "A1", also to the runup area. The…Apr 24, 2015 · N309EF · Minor damageIncident 20150312003609IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Palm Springs, CAEngine quit on landing. No further information could be obtained from the pilot.Mar 12, 2015 · N309EF · Minor damageAccident 20150119000499ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Shipshewanna, INPilot stated that he had departed from goshen airport (gsh) for pattern work and then he flew to elkhart airport (ekm) to do more pattern work. He then went away from airport (ekm) to do some flight maneuvers ( turns about a point) and after a couple of turns…Jan 19, 2015 · N979DC · Substantial damageAccident 20141113023729ABell Bill Series 6 · Columbus, NCPilot admitted to stalling aircraft causing hard landing. Right main landing gear axle and wheel departed aircraft causing aircraft to flip and coming to rest inverted.Nov 13, 2014 · N524MB · Substantial damageAccident 20140809014489ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Stow, MAPilot and single pax were on a introductory flight. Upon landing the aircraft bounced nose up approx six feet, then bounced again on next touchdown. This continued three times with increasing height each time. On the third bounce the nose gear collapsed and…Aug 9, 2014 · N497PA · Substantial damageAccident 20140718014069ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Hoopa, CAPIC stated,on 07/18/2014 he departed grants pass arprt. Overflying Hoopa (O21) a non-towered arprt without ATIS,awas...@ 356FT elev. Approaching from the south at pa of 1156 I.e 800 AGL. Incident time 1430 psdt 80 deg.f day. Nav. Aids incl. CF-16 wac chart…Jul 18, 2014 · N528DC · DestroyedIncident 20140711013839IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Chino, CAAircraft departed runway 26R, VFR, southwest bound. When upwind, off the departed end of runway, the pilot reported a loss of engine RPM and requested to land runway 8L. The aircraft landed safely with no damage to aircraft or personnel. No further assistance…Jul 11, 2014 · N253JP · No damageIncident 20140602008089IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Rdu, NCController gave pilot vectors that set pilot up on a right downwind for runway 32. Controller gave her a clearance to descend at her discretion. Controller called her base leg. Pilot indicated in a statement that she was higher on base than she would have…Jun 2, 2014 · N391JA · Minor damageAccident 20140323002779ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Mesa, AZOn March 23 2014 about 1400 pacific daylight time, N4112L a DA-20 Diamond aircraft sustained substantial damage during landing rollout, when it ran off runway 22R into a dirt area at Mesa Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona. The student pilot was not injured.…Mar 23, 2014 · N4112L · Substantial damageIncident 20131118023239IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Rolla, MOStudent pilot departed fort leonard wood airport (ktbn) for Rolla Downtown (K07) at 09:35 central standard time. Pilot reported that the winds at ktbn on departure were 280 degrees at 4 knots. Upon arriving at K07 the student pilot attempted to land on runway…Nov 18, 2013 · N359JP · Minor damageAccident 20130626010509ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Odessa, TXApproximately 2200 local time on June 26, 2013, a Diamond DA20, executed a hard landing (multiple induced oscillations) on runway 16 at Odessa/schleymeyer airport in Odessa, Texas. Aircraft came down causing a prop strike and nose gear collapse separating the…Jun 26, 2013 · N322FS · Substantial damageIncident 20130417007629IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · East Liverpool, OHThe flight school mechanic reused a self-locking nut on the nose gear axle through bolt which is in conflict with the Diamond aircraft maintenance manual. The self-locking nut worked loose and the nose gear axle became partially dislodged from the nose gear…Apr 17, 2013 · N396JA · Minor damageIncident 20120705013331IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Pittsburg, KSThe Diamond DA-20 aircraft was parked next to another aircraft and the pilot believed his wing was too close to the other aircraft. The Diamond aircraft has a free castering nose wheel and is steered by differential braking. As the pilot started his taxi…Jul 5, 2012 · N976CT · Minor damageAccident 20120323014249ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Beaver Falls, PAWhile on final approach to runway 10 at kbvi, the flight instructor bumped the power lever up because the student pilot had let the aircraft get too low. The engine then quit. The aircraft did not have sufficient altitude to make the airport. An off airport…Mar 23, 2012 · N166SE · Substantial damageAccident 20111017024469ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Newnan, GAAircraft lost power shortly after takeoff. Student attempted a forced landing in field about 2 miles south of cco. Aircraft impacted trees at the end of the field. Pilot substained very minor injuries and aircraft was destroyed.Oct 17, 2011 · N828MA · DestroyedIncident 20110921025349IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Beaver Falls, PA09/21/2011. The student pilot and instructor taxied to runway 10 via taxiway alpha and echo. A departure takeoff, followed by a touch-and-go landing was performed without incident. On the second approach and landing, the aircraft touched down at the runway…Sep 21, 2011 · N166SE · Minor damageIncident 20110920023209IDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Anchorage, AK9/20/2011: Amended 05/30/2012: at 1607 LCL, a student pilot experienced a hard landing on runway 25 at (mri) Merrill field, Anchorage, AK causing minor damage to the aircraft.Sep 20, 2011 · N439A · Minor damage
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