# Incident 20091014019589I: Diamon DA40, The Dalles, OR, October 14, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Airport: Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6194° N, 121.1683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA GORGE RGNL/THE DALLES MUNI (DLS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6194&lon=-121.1683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605BG) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091014019589I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FOLLOWING 2 PRACTICE TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS WITH CFI, BRETT ZEFTING, 3164534CFI, SHORTLY AFTER NOON.  THE STUDENT'S PLAN AND INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO DEPART RWY 30, STAY IN A LEFT PATTERN AT PATTERN ALTITUDE AND LAND RWY 30.  THE STUDENT STATED HE EXECUTED A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND ENTERED A LEFT PATTERN AT PATTERN ALTITUDE, THEN EXECUTED A NORMAL APPROACH TO RWY 30.  HE STATED HE LOST ENERGY A BIT TOO HIGH AND CAME DOWN FAIRLY HARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE ON LANDING.  FOLLOWING THE SECOND OR THIRD BOUNCE HE OPTED FOR A GO-AROUND AND EXECUTED A NORMAL GO-AROUND ENTERING A LEFT PATTERN AT PATTERN ALTITUDE, APPROACH TO RWY 30 AND A NORMAL LANDING.  HE TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE.  THIS IS WHEN HE AND THE OBSERVING CFI NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER HAD STRUCK THE RUNWAY DURING THE INITIAL LANDING ATTEMPT.  THE OBSERVING CFI STATED THE AIRCRAFT DID IN FACT BOUNCE 3 TIMES.  THE CFI FOR THE 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL, J38S, JETSTREAM AVIATION INC., WILL ADMINISTER FURTHER INSTRUCTION.

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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