# Accident 20080321014109A: Diamon DA20C1, Pueblo, CO, March 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2889° N, 104.4964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2889&lon=-104.4964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N954DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 101 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080321014109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IP AND STUDENT STATED THAT ATIS WIND INFORMATION WAS 19G29 FROM 290 DEGREES AND THE TOWER REPORTED THE WINDS WERE 22KTS FROM 280 DEGREES. THE STUDENT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR. THE IP ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY BREAKING OFF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT AND STRIKING THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER ON THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORT TO BE AMENDED UPON RECEIPT OF FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS REMOVED FROM FLIGHT STATUS, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, TO ATTEND REMEDIAL TRAINING. HE RECEIVED A FLIGHT CHECK BY DOSS AVIATION PERSONNEL PRIOR TO REINSTATEMENT TO FLIGHT STATUS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN08CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA067), Mar 21, 2008: Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-C1 (N954DA), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the student pilot, and then the flight instructor to maintain aircraft control during the landing. Contributing factors were the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, and the…

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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