# Accident 20090305005039A: Diamon DA20C1, Morristown, NJ, March 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2009, 12:43 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8042° N, 74.4050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8042&lon=-74.4050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176MA-2018-03-13) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO240B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 12 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090305005039A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON 03/05/2009 AT 1243 EST THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED BY THE SUBJECT AIRMAN WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF ON RWY 23 AT KMMU BY THE KMMU TOWER.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET ON THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED A LIGHTED RUNWAY LENGTH REMAINING SIGN WITH THE LOWER SURFACE OF ITS LEFT WING.  THE SIGN WAS DESTROYED AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE SUBJECT AIRMAN CONTINUED WITH THE TAKE-OFF, APPARENTLY UNAWARE OF THE COLLISION AND PROCEDED TO COMPLETE FOUR TOUCH AND GO AND ONE FULL STOP LANDINGS.  ON 03/17/2009 A REVIEW OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RECORDS OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOG BOOK WAS CONDUCTED BY AN OPERATION INSPECTOR FROM THE TETERBORO FSDO.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD RECEIVED THE REQUIRED TRAINING AND ENDORSEMENTS AS REQUIRED BY 14 CFR 61.87.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECORDS WERE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR 61.189. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL RECEIVE ADDITION TRAINING PRIOR TO FUTURE SOLO.

## 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 ERA09CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA192), Mar 5, 2009: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 (N176MA), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N176MA (1)

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

- [Accident 20130531010859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130531010859A), May 31, 2013: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1 (N176MA), Linden, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reference block 31J the pilot total time could not be calculated due to the fact that the pilot's current logbook could not be located. The times that are…

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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