# Accident 20100223028079A: Diamond Air DA 20-C1, Delta, UT, February 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2010, 16:30 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Airport: Delta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2899° N, 112.5592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2899&lon=-112.5592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N894CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N894CT-2014-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIR DA 20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100223028079A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT MADE AN APPROACH FOR LANDING AT DELTA, UT ON A CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT. HE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE STABILIZED APPROACH BUT CONTINUED TO LANDING ZONE.  HE MADE A HARD LANDING AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND LANDED NOSE DOWN AND FLIPPED OVER ON IT TAIL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR10CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA146), Feb 23, 2010: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 (N894CT), Delta, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's incorrect use of the flaps and failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the attempted go-around procedure, which led to a stall/mush condition. Contributing to…

## Other reports on N894CT (1)

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

- [Incident 20130811016359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130811016359I), Aug 11, 2013: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1 (N894CT), Newnan, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft touched down normally, when nose gear touched the runway, hard shimmy felt. Pilot lifted nosewheel off of runway and held it off untel it dropped.…

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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