# Incident 20090509010259I: Diamon DA40, Montgomery, NY, May 9, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2009, 16:45 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5097° N, 74.2644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5097&lon=-74.2644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N482MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N482MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ (registry code 41869, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMON DA40
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 120 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090509010259I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE PIC WAS INSTRUCTING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLYING FROM THE LEFT SEAT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE REAR SEAT.  THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE STUDENT HAD FLOWN WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.  INSTRUCTOR HAD A TOTAL OF 4.5 HOURS DUAL GIVEN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.  STUDENT WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUE WHEN AIRSPEED DETERIORATED QUICKLY; THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO APPLY FULL THROTTLE BUT MISSED THE LEVER THAT WAS COVERED BY THE STUDENT'S HAND.  POWER WAS NOT ADDED, AIRCRAFT DROPPED FROM 25' AGL.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR AND MAIN STRUTS ABSORBED IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH RIGHT WING IMPACTING A RUNWAY SIGN.  NO MECHANICAL DISCREPENCIES WERE PRESENT BEFORE THE IMPACT, LOGBOOKS INDICATE AIRCAFT WAS AIRWORTHY.

## 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 ERA09CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA299), May 9, 2009: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N482MA), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control on landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of total experience as an instructor and delayed corrective action.

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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