# Accident 20090425007889A: Diamon DA20C1, Shellman Bluff, GA, April 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2009, 17:30 local time
- Place: Shellman Bluff, GA
- Airport: Eagle Neck
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6381° N, 81.3264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6381&lon=-81.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N561CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N561CS-2017-07-06) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090425007889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, THE PILOT ADDED POWER ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF AND STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING TIP GROUND LOOPING THE AIRPLANE, BREAKING OFF THE TAIL SECTION.  THE PILOT REPORTED A CROSS WIND OF 5 TO 8 MPH DURING THE LANDING.

## 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 ERA09CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA268), Apr 25, 2009: Diamond DA20 (N561CS), Townsend, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing roll with a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model airplane.

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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