# Incident 20111022026779I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Palo Alto, CA, October 22, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2011, 17:25 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N367US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N367US) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111022026779I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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