# Incident 20120110000599I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1, Salem, OH, January 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2012, 20:00 local time
- Place: Salem, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9046° N, 80.8492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9046&lon=-80.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N373AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N373AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 20 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120110000599I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING A LANDING, ROLLOUT, AND TAKEOFF ON RWY 28, A CROSSWIND WAS ENCOUNTERED.  THIS PUSHED THE A/C TO THE LEFT AND CAUSED IT TO MAKE BRIEF CONTACT WITH THE TAXIWAY LIGHT AT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE RUNWAY IS A NARROW GA AIRPORT RUNWAY.  AS THE AIRCRAFT PUSHED LEFT, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENTERED THE MUD WHICH PUT DEBRIS INTO THE LEFT FLAP TRAILING OUTBOARD EDGE CAUSING DAMAGE.  CONTACT WITH THE TAXIWAY LIGHT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AFT FUSELAGE LEFT HAND SIDE.

## Other reports on N373AM (2)

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

- [Accident 20250215002709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250215002709A), Feb 15, 2025: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N373AM), Culpepper, VA, Substantial damage. That morning of the flight, before departure from khef, the student's flight instructor endorsed and signed his solo cross country to another airport. At the…
- [Incident 20080501846959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080501846959I), May 1, 2008: Diamon DA20C1 (N373AM), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Airman (student pilot) crossed the runway threshold above 1.3 vso, initiated the flair in an attempt to land, causing the aircraft to balloon in ground…

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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