# Accident 20080918845919A: Diamon DA40F, Provo, UT, September 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2008, 23:45 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Airport: Provo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2192° N, 111.7234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PROVO MUNI (PVU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2192&lon=-111.7234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420FP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420FP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA40 F (registry code 2990003, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da40-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA40F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 536 total, 230 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080918845919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THURSDAY NIGHT, A STUDENT AND THE INSTRUCTOR WERE CONDUCTING A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FORM LOGAN, UTAH (LGU).  THEY LANDED IN NEPHI, UTAH AND THEN TOOK OFF AGAIN.  AT AN ALTITUDE OF 8500 FEET MSL AND A FEW MILES SOUTH OF UTAH LAKE AT ABOUT 10:45 PM, THEY FELT A JOLT ON THE PLANE.  HE STRUCK A BIRD.  THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.  AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT ON THE WING, THE AIRPLANE WAS ROLLING TO THE RIGHT.  HE ADDED AILERON AND RUDDER TO KEEP IT FLYING STRAIGHT.  THEY DECIDED TO LAND AT THE PROVO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT PROVO, UTAH.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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