# Accident 19970413010129A: Diamon DA20A1, Hollywood, FL, April 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1997, 13:47 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9900° N, 80.2191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9900&lon=-80.2191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124MF-2019-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1 (registry code 2990000, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20A1
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413010129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON APRIL 13, 1997, ABOUT 1347 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A DIAMOND AIRCRAFT DA-20, N124MF, OPERATED BY PELICAN AIRWAYS, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED DURING A GO- AROUND AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT ABOUT 50 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP AFTER LANDING LONG ON RUNWAY 18R, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE HIT A RUNWAY SIGN AND CRASHED NORTH OF THE AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE LANDED ON THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY. SHE APPLIED BRAKES WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS, THEN INITIATED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND, AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A RUNWAY LIGHT AND TERRAIN OCCURRED. EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SITE BY THE FAA REVEALED THE PILOT LANDED LONG, ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A TOUCH-AND-GO, BUT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL; THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A LIGHT BAR/SIGN AND TERRAIN. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED NO EVIDENCE    OF A PRECRASH, MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. (-23) ON APRIL 13,1997, AT 1356, N124MF, A KATANA DV20, OWNED BY WORLD AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATIONS, DBA PELICAN AIRWAYS, A 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL, CRASHED ON LANDING AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO), PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA.  STUDENT PILOT, ANITA FESSL, CITIZEN OF AUSTRIA, WAS AT THE CONTROLS.  SHE WAS PROPERLY ENDORSED FOR SOLO.  SHE HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND.  SHE LANDED LONG, ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A TOUCH AND GO, LOST CONTROL, AND HIT A LIGHT AND A SIGN BEFORE STOPPING WITH RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER IN THE DIRT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA136), Apr 13, 1997: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 (N124MF), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing/go-around, which led to subsequent in-flight collision with a fixed object (approach light/light bar/sign) and terrain.…

## Other reports on N124MF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030211007449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030211007449I), Feb 11, 2003: Diamon DA20A1 (N124MF), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. (-23) 2/11/03 18:14Z hwo, private pilot james flavin, was taxiing aircraft, N124MF a pelican airways katana, west on taxiway lima to runway 36R. Just before…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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