# Accident 20050514013209A: Diamon DA20C1, Glendale, AZ, May 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5269° N, 112.2953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5269&lon=-112.2953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N791MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N791MA) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050514013209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS REPORTS THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING. ON THE LANDING APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED AT ABOUT 50 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CLIMBED TO ABOUT 75 TO 100 FEET AND DESCENDED NOSE FIRST INTO THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON IMPACT AND CAME TO REST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM IMPACT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, NOSE COWL AREA AND AIRCRAFT BOTTOM FUSELAGE AREA WERE DAMAGED. THERE ARE NO KNOWN CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.

## 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 LAX05LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA170), May 14, 2005: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-C1 (N791MA), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare that resulted in a stall and hard landing.

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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