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FAA accident report · Diamon DA 40 · Waleska, GA · March 18, 2009

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Date
March 18, 2009 · 12:45 local
Place
Waleska, GA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N789DA
Reported as
Diamon DA40
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N789DARegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40.789 · Built 2007Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40Engine modelLycoming IO-360-M1A+Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During cruise from calhoun, GA to gwinett airport, GA aircraft engine began running rough and eventually lost power causing loss of altitude. Pilot was forced to make emergency landing. Aircraft landed, tail first, into lake arrowhead lake in the lake arrowhead, GA subdivision. Minimal damage upon landing and pilot was uninjured. Aircraft proceeded to sink into 62 feet of water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE FROM CALHOUN, GA TO GWINETT AIRPORT, GA AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY LOST POWER CAUSING LOSS OF ALTITUDE. PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED, TAIL FIRST, INTO LAKE ARROWHEAD LAKE IN THE LAKE ARROWHEAD, GA SUBDIVISION. MINIMAL DAMAGE UPON LANDING AND PILOT WAS UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO SINK INTO 62 FEET OF WATER.