# Accident 20021019028639A: Diamon DA20C1, Grand Junction, CO, October 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2002
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1101° N, 108.5295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1101&lon=-108.5295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315CL-2004-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-200 (registry code 17021, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20C1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021019028639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RETURN NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM FARMINGTON, NM, DURING APPROACH TO LAND AT GRAND JUNCTION, CO THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND SPUTTER. THE PILOT REQUESTED RUNWAY 04 AT GRAND JUNCTION (WALKER FIELD) CO. BUT WHEN IT WAS APPARENT HE COULD NOT LAND AT THE AIRPORT HE ELECTED TO LAND ON I-70 EAST OF THE AIRFIELD. IN A DESCENDING TURN TO THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE AIRCRAFT HIT POWER LINES LODGING A WIRE IN THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE WIRES TO STRETCH AND SNAPPING OFF 2 POWER POLES ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO DECELLERATE PRIOR TO HITTING THE GROUND ALONG SIDE THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. IMPACT BROKE THE TAIL SECTION OFF THE AIRCRAFT, BENT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR UNDERNEATH THE AIRFRAME, CANOPY WAS POPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, LEFT WING STARTED ON FIRE AFTER LANDING AND ELECTRICAL POWER BURNED RIVETS OFF, SEVERAL HOLES IN FUSELAGE, GROUND STRAPS FROM HINGE POINTS AND ALL METAL SEALING TAPE ON AIRPLANE.

## 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 DEN03LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA008), Oct 20, 2002: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-C1 (N315CL), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning resulting in fuel mismanagement and fuel exhaustion.

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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