33.4608° N, 111.7283° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 7, 2008 · 07:30 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Fld
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
B4VS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N523MK
Reported as
Diamon DA20C1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
385 total33 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During an instructional flight, touch & gos were performed. Control stick moved forward when student pilot released it on short final, (believing it was fully trimmed) on the 'touch' portion. Nose wheel and propeller damaged. No firewall damage noted at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, TOUCH & GOS WERE PERFORMED. CONTROL STICK MOVED FORWARD WHEN STUDENT PILOT RELEASED IT ON SHORT FINAL, (BELIEVING IT WAS FULLY TRIMMED) ON THE 'TOUCH' PORTION. NOSE WHEEL AND PROPELLER DAMAGED. NO FIREWALL DAMAGE NOTED AT THIS TIME.