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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamon DA20-C1 · Spanish Fork, UT · July 1, 2009

Date: July 1, 2009 · 13:00 local
Place: Spanish Fork, UT
Airport: Spanish Fork-Springville
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N765DC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA322
Reported as: Diamon DA20C1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25 total15 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N765DCRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0165 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine modelContinental IO-240 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 1, 2009 at approximately 1300 local time, N765DC, piloted by student pilot heath buczek, was involved in an accident while performing a touch and go landing at the Spanish Fork-Springville (U77) airport in Spanish Fork, UT. During the landing attempt, the aircraft began to float. The pilot anticipated a hard landing and increased throttle causing the aircraft to balloon. At that point the stall horn began to sound and the aircraft started to drift left. The pilot pushed the nose forward causing the right hand main wheel to contact the ground and the aircraft to turn to the left. The aircraft then left the runway surface, traveled across the median between the runway and taxiway, crossed the taxiway and came to rest in a ditch parallel to the taxiway. The aircraft received substantial damage to the prop, nose gear, wings, and rudder. The pilot exited the aircraft unassisted and sustained no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 1, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LOCAL TIME, N765DC, PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT HEATH BUCZEK, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE SPANISH FORK-SPRINGVILLE (U77) AIRPORT IN SPANISH FORK, UT. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FLOAT. THE PILOT ANTICIPATED A HARD LANDING AND INCREASED THROTTLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BALLOON. AT THAT POINT THE STALL HORN BEGAN TO SOUND AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT. THE PILOT PUSHED THE NOSE FORWARD CAUSING THE RIGHT HAND MAIN WHEEL TO CONTACT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LEFT THE RUNWAY SURFACE, TRAVELED ACROSS THE MEDIAN BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY, CROSSED THE TAXIWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH PARALLEL TO THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, NOSE GEAR, WINGS, AND RUDDER. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNASSISTED AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09CA322Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSpanish Fork, UTThe student pilot’s improper landing flare.Jul 1, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N765DC · 1

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

Accident 20080309011579ATakeoff Ground Roll · Spanish Fork, UT(-23) The nose gear pivoting stud failed during takeoff roll allowing the nose gear assembly to fall off as the aircraft became airborne. Upon landing the nose wheel strut was bent into the fuselage resulting in substantial damage to aircraft.Mar 9, 2008 · Substantial damage