# Incident 20040427009149I: Diamon DA20C1, Akron, CO, April 27, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2004, 08:30 local time
- Place: Akron, CO
- Airport: Washington Co Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1635° N, 103.2203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1635&lon=-103.2203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N918AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918AF-2008-01-28) (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-240 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040427009149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO AKO LANDED HARD AT AKO STRIKING THE PROPELLER. DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT IS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY EMBRY RIDDLE UNIVERSITY UNDER CONTRACT TO THE UNITED STATES AIRFORCE.

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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