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FAA incident report · Diamond Air DA 40 · Sedona, AZ · May 16, 2010

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Date
May 16, 2010 · 13:15 local
Place
Sedona, AZ
Airport
Sedona
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N836DS
Reported as
Diamond Air DA 40
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-M1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
195 total176 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days
N836DSRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40.500 · Built 2005Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon touchdown a gust of wind resulted in a 15/25 foot climb. With pressure released from stick aircraft sank, touchdown then bounced back up to climb to 15/25 feet. Aircraft then sank. Released stick and aircraft bounced again then began to climb again. Pilot then continued to climb and performed a go around before landing safely. Upon post flight inspection of aircraft it was found that there had been a prop strike. No other damage noted with visual inspection.

As the FAA filed it

UPON TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND RESULTED IN A 15/25 FOOT CLIMB. WITH PRESSURE RELEASED FROM STICK AIRCRAFT SANK, TOUCHDOWN THEN BOUNCED BACK UP TO CLIMB TO 15/25 FEET. AIRCRAFT THEN SANK. RELEASED STICK AND AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN THEN BEGAN TO CLIMB AGAIN. PILOT THEN CONTINUED TO CLIMB AND PERFORMED A GO AROUND BEFORE LANDING SAFELY. UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A PROP STRIKE. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED WITH VISUAL INSPECTION.