# Incident 20071229830909I: Diamon DA20C1, Burlington, WI, December 29, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2007, 14:15 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Airport: Burlington Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6907° N, 88.3047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BURLINGTON MUNI (BUU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6907&lon=-88.3047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22ZM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22ZM-2010-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20C1
- Reported engine: CONT IO240B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 65 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071229830909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SNOW BANK ON SIDE OF RUNWAY 29. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 29, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLIP LEFT DURING THE ROLL. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER INPUT. RUNWAY WAS PLOWED, BUT ICE AND SNOW PACKED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK SNOW BANK ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A DESTROYED PROP. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGNED BREAKAWAY POINT. THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE LOWER COWLING. EXAMINATION OF THE FIREWALL AND ENGINE SUPPORTS REVEALED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE.

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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