20111022026779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Palo Alto, CA · October 22, 2011

Date: October 22, 2011 · 17:25 local
Place: Palo Alto, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N367US
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-MIA+
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total600 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N367USRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40.846 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-M1A+Reciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot stated he was returning to Palo Alto, CA airport on 10/22/2011 and was on final approach attempting to land. The nose of the aircraft pitched down and struck the runway. The pilot pulled the nose of the aircraft up and on the second touchdown the nose landing gear wheel assembly broke off. When the wheel assembly departed it struck and damaged the left wing leading edge assembly. The nose landing gear wheel assembly was repaired and reinstalled. However, the leading edge assembly is currently being repaired.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS RETURNING TO PALO ALTO, CA AIRPORT ON 10/22/2011 AND WAS ON FINAL APPROACH ATTEMPTING TO LAND. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT PULLED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT UP AND ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF. WHEN THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED IT STRUCK AND DAMAGED THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE ASSEMBLY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPAIRED AND REINSTALLED. HOWEVER, THE LEADING EDGE ASSEMBLY IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED.