# Incident 20080930849489I: Diamon DA20C1, San Antonio, TX, September 30, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2008, 15:12 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N168PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N168PS-2014-09-26) (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
- Reported engine: IO240*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080930849489I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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