# Incident 20111020025249I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Kapolei, HI, October 20, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 3GVS
- Location: 21.3399° N, 158.0678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kapolei, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3399&lon=-158.0678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N778DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N778DS) (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: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-MIA+
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111020025249I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.  WHILE ATTEMPTING HER THIRD LANDING THE STUDENT STATED THAT SHE CAME IN HIGH AND FAST, UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED.  SHE DECIDED TO GO AROUND.  AFTER HER NEXT APPROACH SHE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PROPELLER HAD STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N778DS (1)

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

- [Incident 20081204853989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081204853989I), Dec 4, 2008: Diamon DA40 (N778DS), Kapolei, HI, Minor damage. (-23) Student flying on his 5th solo flight entered traffic at jrf with the intent to land and terminate the flight. He had difficulty landing. After two…

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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