19990715046089A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Diamon DA20-A1 · Sanford, ME · July 15, 1999

Date: July 15, 1999 · 10:45 local
Place: Sanford, ME
Airport: Sanford Municipal
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N404EC
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC99LA176
Reported as: Diamon DA20A1

N404ECRegistration cancelled Jul 16, 2010 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1S/N 10322 · Built 1998 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) A diamond aircraft industries, DA20-A1 (katana), N404EC, piloted by student pilot lauren k. graham, certificate #BB007817, lost direction control during the takeoff phase of a touch and go landing on rwy. 32 at Sanford, ME. Aircraft departed left side of runway, bounced over a drainage ditch and came to rest in a second drainage ditch. Aircraft received substantial damage. Pilot and soul occupant was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A DIAMOND AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES, DA20-A1 (KATANA), N404EC, PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT LAUREN K. GRAHAM, CERTIFICATE #BB007817, LOST DIRECTION CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RWY. 32 AT SANFORD, ME. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, BOUNCED OVER A DRAINAGE DITCH AND CAME TO REST IN A SECOND DRAINAGE DITCH. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT AND SOUL OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC99LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanford, METhe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplaneJul 15, 1999 · Substantial damage