19990903032269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamon DA20-A1 · Spanish Fork, UT · September 3, 1999

Date: September 3, 1999 · 15:25 local
Place: Spanish Fork, UT
Airport: Spanish Fork Springville Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N846DF
Reported as: Diamon DA20A1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 39 total27 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N846DFRegistration cancelled Dec 15, 2000 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1S/N 10078 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-A1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 09-03-99, Mr. Matthew b. rix (a student) took off on an authorized solo flight where he planned to stay in the local area. During the flight, the student noticed a weather cell moving north east from his location. The student called cedar city flight service station to verify weather movement and decided to fly south in order to wait for the cell to move out of the area. During the wait, a instructors/dispatchers told the student to land at the Spanish Fork airport. During landing, the student touched down nose first damaging the aircraft. A witness indicated the winds were quite calm and it appeared the student landed nose first damaging the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 09-03-99, MR. MATTHEW B. RIX (A STUDENT) TOOK OFF ON AN AUTHORIZED SOLO FLIGHT WHERE HE PLANNED TO STAY IN THE LOCAL AREA. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE STUDENT NOTICED A WEATHER CELL MOVING NORTH EAST FROM HIS LOCATION. THE STUDENT CALLED CEDAR CITY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION TO VERIFY WEATHER MOVEMENT AND DECIDED TO FLY SOUTH IN ORDER TO WAIT FOR THE CELL TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. DURING THE WAIT, A INSTRUCTORS/DISPATCHERS TOLD THE STUDENT TO LAND AT THE SPANISH FORK AIRPORT. DURING LANDING, THE STUDENT TOUCHED DOWN NOSE FIRST DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. A WITNESS INDICATED THE WINDS WERE QUITE CALM AND IT APPEARED THE STUDENT LANDED NOSE FIRST DAMAGING THE PROPELLER.