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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamon DA20-C1 · San Antonio, TX · September 30, 2008

Date: September 30, 2008 · 15:12 local
Place: San Antonio, TX
Airport: San Antonio International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N168PS
Reported as: Diamon DA20C1
Reported engine: IO240*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 46 total5 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N168PSRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2014 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0299 · Built 2004 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine modelContinental IO-240 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On Tuesday, September 20, 2008 at approx 1512 CST N168PS landed hard on rnwy 30L at ksat. The student pilot was conducting supervised solo training (landing) when the da 20-C1 diamond aircraft started "porpoising" forward and backward between nose and main landing gear. The aircraft drifted left of center line off into the grass. The nose gear hit hard damaging the nose gear. The left wing showed very minor damage as if it had hit an airport sign. Sat airport maintenance crews searched for a damaged sign in the area; however, was unable to locate. The pilot was able to taxi back to the parking area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 AT APPROX 1512 CST N168PS LANDED HARD ON RNWY 30L AT KSAT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SUPERVISED SOLO TRAINING (LANDING) WHEN THE DA 20-C1 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT STARTED "PORPOISING" FORWARD AND BACKWARD BETWEEN NOSE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTER LINE OFF INTO THE GRASS. THE NOSE GEAR HIT HARD DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR. THE LEFT WING SHOWED VERY MINOR DAMAGE AS IF IT HAD HIT AN AIRPORT SIGN. SAT AIRPORT MAINTENANCE CREWS SEARCHED FOR A DAMAGED SIGN IN THE AREA; HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO THE PARKING AREA.