20051203029279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamon HK 36 TTC · Sandpoint, ID · December 3, 2005

Date: December 3, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place: Sandpoint, ID
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N543MD
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06CA023
Reported as: Diamon HK36TTC
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX914
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total380 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N543MDRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Industries HK 36 TTCS/N 36.721 · Built 2003 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Industries HK 36 TTC Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The owner/pilot and a flight instructor were making a low pass over the owners private strip when the flight instructor, who was flying, decided to try a landing. The airspeed was too high and the landing was long. The flight instructor applied full power for a go around. The motor glider failed to become airborne and struck a tractor at the end of the runway shearing off the left wing and spinning the aircraft around.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE OWNER/PILOT AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE MAKING A LOW PASS OVER THE OWNERS PRIVATE STRIP WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WAS FLYING, DECIDED TO TRY A LANDING. THE AIRSPEED WAS TOO HIGH AND THE LANDING WAS LONG. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER FOR A GO AROUND. THE MOTOR GLIDER FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND STRUCK A TRACTOR AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY SHEARING OFF THE LEFT WING AND SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA06CA023Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSandpoint, IDExcessive speed for the landing roll and inadequate remedial action for the initial takeoff. An object near the end of the runway and snow covered surface were factors.Dec 4, 2005 · Substantial damage