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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamon DA20-C1 · Spanish Fork, UT · March 9, 2008

Date: March 9, 2008 · 16:20 local
Place: Spanish Fork, UT
Airport: Spanish Fork-Springville
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N765DC
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA08LA090
Reported as: Diamon DA20C1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 58 total58 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N765DCRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0165 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine modelContinental IO-240 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The nose gear pivoting stud failed during takeoff roll allowing the nose gear assembly to fall off as the aircraft became airborne. Upon landing the nose wheel strut was bent into the fuselage resulting in substantial damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE NOSE GEAR PIVOTING STUD FAILED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY TO FALL OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. UPON LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT WAS BENT INTO THE FUSELAGE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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 SEA08LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpanish Fork, UTThe fatigue failure of the nose wheel fork assembly attachment stud/bolt during takeoff initial climb, and the collapse of the nose gear during landing.Mar 9, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N765DC · 1

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

Accident 20090701009579ALanding · Spanish Fork, UT(-23) On July 1, 2009 at approximately 1300 local time, N765DC, piloted by student pilot heath buczek, was involved in an accident while performing a touch and go landing at the Spanish Fork-Springville (U77) airport in Spanish Fork, UT. During the landing…Jul 1, 2009 · Substantial damage