# Accident 20090516006369A: Diamon DA40, Norwood, MA, May 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1903° N, 71.1728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1903&lon=-71.1728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N323JT) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516006369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.  HE WAS BEING WATCHED BY HIS INSTRUCTOR PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED IT WAS A NORMAL LANDING AS DID ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  AT LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED YAWING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.  INVESTIGATION OF THE PLANE SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING AT THE ATTACH POINT TO THE WING AND FUSELAGE.  ADDITIONALLY THE TOP OF THE RIGHT WING HAS A 8 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE COMPOSITE RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE FUSELAGE.  THE NOSE GEAR STRUT APPEARS TO BE SLIGHTLY BENT AS WELL.

## 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 ERA09LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA295), May 16, 2009: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N323JT), Norwood, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in excessive side loads to the right main landing gear and the separation of the outer main…

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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