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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Air DA 20-C1 · Dutch John, UT · July 10, 2010

Date
July 10, 2010 · 13:30 local
Place
Dutch John, UT
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N376DC
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10CA344
Reported as
Diamond Air DA 20-C1
Reported engine
Continental IO-240-B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total80 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Upon landing, pilot encountered gusty winds from unforcasted thunderstorm that resulted in hail. This combined with inexperience exceeded his abilities resulting in the left wing and propeller striking the runway surface.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING, PILOT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS FROM UNFORCASTED THUNDERSTORM THAT RESULTED IN HAIL. THIS COMBINED WITH INEXPERIENCE EXCEEDED HIS ABILITIES RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

NTSB investigation

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