# Incident 19980113002009I: Diamon DA20A1, Palo Alto, CA, January 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104KS-2018-02-28) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980113002009I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME UP. THE PILOT OVER REACTED AND PUSHED THE STICK FORWARD HARD, CAUSING THE NOSE TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY TOO HARD AND SHEARED THE NOSE WHEEL OFF AT THE STRUT ATTACH POINT. COPY OF THIS REPORT FURNISHED TO OPERATIONS UNIT.

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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