# Accident 20020331005839A: Diamon DA20A1, Naples, FL, March 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2002, 12:42 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1542° N, 81.7814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1542&lon=-81.7814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122SE-2018-01-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020331005839A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 30, 2002 AT 1242 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A DIAMOND AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES DA 20-A1, N122SE, REGISTERED TO KISSIMMEE AIR CENTER, INC., CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT NAPLES, FLORIDA, FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                           ACCORDING TO THE PILOT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.                                                            (-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY AND LOST CONTROL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL02LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA071), Mar 31, 2002: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 (N122SE), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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