19971021030779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamon DA20-A1 · West Palm Beach, FL · October 21, 1997

Date: October 21, 1997 · 12:20 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Palm Beach International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N534SS
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL98LA006
Reported as: Diamon DA20A1
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 total55 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N534SSRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2000 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1S/N 10108 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1

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What happened

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On final MD80 passed homebuilt. Landing on 27R. Wake rolled the DA20 upside down. Crashed. Had deviated into wake. (-23) 10/21/97, about 1220 local was cleared to land on runway 27 left also was issued MD80 traffic landing on runway 27 right, the north runway, N534SS, da 20-A1 aircraft collided with the ground short of runway 27R while onapproach to West Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, FL. The airplane was operated by Mr. Erik r. lindkvist of daytona Beach, FL. Visual meteorological conditions existed, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and one passenger sustained serious injuries, and the aircraft was substantially damaged. N534SS attempted to land on runway 27R behind a MD-80 airliner. Wake turbulence was encountered which caused the aircraft to crash.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL MD80 PASSED HOMEBUILT. LANDING ON 27R. WAKE ROLLED THE DA20 UPSIDE DOWN. CRASHED. HAD DEVIATED INTO WAKE. (-23) 10/21/97, ABOUT 1220 LOCAL WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 LEFT ALSO WAS ISSUED MD80 TRAFFIC LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 RIGHT, THE NORTH RUNWAY, N534SS, DA 20-A1 AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY 27R WHILE ONAPPROACH TO WEST PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WEST PALM BEACH, FL. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY MR. ERIK R. LINDKVIST OF DAYTONA BEACH, FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. N534SS ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27R BEHIND A MD-80 AIRLINER. WAKE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL98LA006Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Palm Beach, FLthe pilot's inadvertent use of the wrong runway, and his improper decision to continue the approach behind a large airplane (MD-80), which resulted in a wake turbulence encounter, loss of aircraft control, and collision with terrain.Oct 21, 1997 · Substantial damage