# Incident 19981122043219I: Diamon DA20A1, Chesapeake, VA, November 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1998, 13:37 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Chesapeake Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6656° N, 76.3207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESAPEAKE RGNL (CPK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6656&lon=-76.3207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87HA) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981122043219I

## Narrative

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

(-5) DN LANDING, NORSE WHEEL BROKE OFF WHERE AXIS ATTACHES TO THE WHEEL FORK. BOTH SIDES OF FORK BROKE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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