# Accident 20040310004069A: Diamon DA40, Bardstown, KY, March 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2004, 11:45 local time
- Place: Bardstown, KY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8667° N, 85.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8667&lon=-85.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316MA-2012-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA40
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 125 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040310004069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT, SHAWN HONAKER, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR, PROP, MAIN GEAR, AND WING.

## 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 NYC04CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA085), Mar 10, 2004: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA-40 (N316MA), Bardstown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N316MA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110815020499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110815020499A), Aug 15, 2011: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N316MA), Hodgenville, KY, Destroyed. N316MA, a Diamond DA-40, attempted takeoff from a grass field that is not a federal aviation administration (FAA) recognized airport. Upon lift-off, the left…
- [Incident 20041204034729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041204034729I), Dec 4, 2004: Diamon DA40 (N316MA), Marine City, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot statement as follows: incident took place at Marine City Airport in Marine City, Michigan. [privacy data omitted] Was the pilot in command of…

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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