# Incident 20091011050219I: Diamond Air DA 40, Morristown, NJ, October 11, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2009, 13:40 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIR DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 45 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091011050219I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AND DURING THE LANDING TOUCHED DOWN HARD ALLOWING NOSE OF AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT RUNWAY BEFORE THE MAIN WHEELS, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY FOR ABOUT 100 FEET DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP.

## Other reports on N104JA (1)

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

- [Incident 20110415006769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110415006769I), Apr 15, 2011: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N104JA), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. The subject flight instructor stated the following, during landing after completing an instructional flight he was at the controls and encountered a crosswind…

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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