# Accident 20080713841629A: Diamon DA20C1, Norfolk, VA, July 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Chesapeake Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6656° N, 76.3206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6656&lon=-76.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N956CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N956CT) (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 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA20C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 40 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080713841629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE TAXIING IN RAMP AREA TO THE RUNWAY FOR PATTERN WORK.  INSTRUCTOR GOT DISTRACTED INSIDE THE COCKPIT WHILE THE STUDENT APPLIED POWER AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WINGTIP IMPACTED A LIGHT POLE.

## 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 MIA08CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA148), Jul 13, 2008: Diamond DA20-C1 (N956CT), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot while taxiing for takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout.

## Other reports on N956CT (1)

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

- [Incident 20060409004469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060409004469I), Apr 9, 2006: Diamon DA20C1 (N956CT), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Pilots shoe lace became stuck between two pieces of plastic under the panel. This reduced the pilots ability to depress the brake completely. Pilot…

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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