20040111001909I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamon DA20-C1 · Columbus, GA · January 11, 2004

Date: January 11, 2004 · 15:00 local
Place: Columbus, GA
Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N270MA
Reported as: Diamon DA20C1
Reported engine: Continental IO240B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 39 total34 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N270MARegistration cancelled Dec 1, 2011 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0244 · Built 2003 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine modelContinental IO-240 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On January 11, 2004, at approximately 1500 EST, a student pilot was flying a DA-20 aircraft, N270MA, on his long solo cross-country flight. First leg was from falcon field (ffc) to Columbus, Georgia (csg). After several runway changes and a request for expedited approach by air traffic control, the pilot bounced the aircraft with sufficient force to damage the nose gear and the propeller. The pilot did not know of the damage until arriving at the FBO.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 11, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EST, A STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING A DA-20 AIRCRAFT, N270MA, ON HIS LONG SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. FIRST LEG WAS FROM FALCON FIELD (FFC) TO COLUMBUS, GEORGIA (CSG). AFTER SEVERAL RUNWAY CHANGES AND A REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED APPROACH BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, THE PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO DAMAGE THE NOSE GEAR AND THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT DID NOT KNOW OF THE DAMAGE UNTIL ARRIVING AT THE FBO.