# Incident 20060510008569I: Diamon DA20C1, Fresno, CA, May 10, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno-Chandler Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992CT-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060510008569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM KMER TO KFCH. UPON INITIAL LANDING AT KFCH, STUDENT MADE A HARD LANDING STRIKING THE PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW HE HIT THE PROPELLER AND CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT BACK TO KMER. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB WELL AND THE STUDENT PILOT COULD ONLY MAINTAIN 2500 FT MSL ON THE WAY BACK TO KMER. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO VIBRATIONS OR NOISES THAT WOULD INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N992CT (2)

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

- [Accident 20180616008039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180616008039A), Jun 16, 2018: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N992CT), Spanish Fork, UT, Substantial damage. June 16th, 2018, a student and his instructor prepared for a flight to practice instrument procedures. They departed runway 30 at 1023 MST at Spanish Fork…
- [Accident 20161202021299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161202021299A), Dec 2, 2016: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N992CT), Payson, UT, Substantial damage. The student pilot stated, "on December 2, 2016 at approximately 10:00 am I departed the spanish fork airport on a southbound departure for st. george. I…

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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