# Incident 20041204034729I: Diamon DA40, Marine City, MI, December 4, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2004, 19:00 local time
- Place: Marine City, MI
- Airport: Marine City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7214° N, 82.5963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARINE CITY (76G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7214&lon=-82.5963&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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041204034729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT AS FOLLOWS: INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT MARINE CITY AIRPORT IN MARINE CITY, MICHIGAN. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF AIRCRAFT N316MA. COMING IN FOR A FULL STOP TO REFUEL THE DIAMOND AIRCRAFT WITH THE INTENTIONS TO RETURN TO ITS HOME BASE OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY, BOWMAN FIELD. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ LANDED WITH THE WIND. IT WAS NOT THE AIRPORT NOR THE AIRCRAFT'S FAULT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ STATED "IT WAS A MENTAL ERROR TO THE FAULT OF MY OWN. I LANDED ON THE RUNWAY AND IT APPEARED TO BE WITH ENOUGH DISTANCE TO STOP. I HAD ALL THREE WHEELS OF THE LANDING GEAR ON THE GROUND AND WAS SLOWING DOWN MODERATELY. THE TAILWIND WAS IN FACT WHY I WENT OFF THE END, INTO THE GRASS WHICH WAS MOIST. I THEN LOST MY FRONT NOSE GEAR AND PROP DUE TO VERY MOIST GROUND." SEE ATTACHED FOR ACTUAL STATEMENT.

## 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…
- [Accident 20040310004069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040310004069A), Mar 10, 2004: Diamon DA40 (N316MA), Bardstown, KY, Substantial damage. (-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.…

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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