20120323014249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Beaver Falls, PA · March 23, 2012

Date: March 23, 2012 · 12:25 local
Place: Beaver Falls, PA
Airport: Beaver County
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 4AAS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N166SE
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12LA246
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1
Reported engine: Continental IO-240 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 539 total205 in this make and model111 in the last 90 days

N166SERegistration cancelled May 13, 2015 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0266 · Built 2004 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine modelContinental IO-240 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While on final approach to runway 10 at kbvi, the flight instructor bumped the power lever up because the student pilot had let the aircraft get too low. The engine then quit. The aircraft did not have sufficient altitude to make the airport. An off airport landing was attempted along a road running approximately perpendicular to the approach runway. The aircraft's nose and right main landing gear contacted support cables for telephone / power poles. The aircraft then landed on a road near the parking area for a residence. Aircraft damage consisted of: nose gear sheared off and right main gear leg cut ¾ through by cables, left wing tip, aft fuselage and tail assembly broken off 4FT aft of cabin area; windshield center broken out, and numerous structural failures in the box channel for the wing spars and on the cabin floor structure. Continuity of the aircraft and engine was confirmed.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10 AT KBVI, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BUMPED THE POWER LEVER UP BECAUSE THE STUDENT PILOT HAD LET THE AIRCRAFT GET TOO LOW. THE ENGINE THEN QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ALONG A ROAD RUNNING APPROXIMATELY PERPENDICULAR TO THE APPROACH RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED SUPPORT CABLES FOR TELEPHONE / POWER POLES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED ON A ROAD NEAR THE PARKING AREA FOR A RESIDENCE. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF: NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG CUT ¾ THROUGH BY CABLES, LEFT WING TIP, AFT FUSELAGE AND TAIL ASSEMBLY BROKEN OFF 4FT AFT OF CABIN AREA; WINDSHIELD CENTER BROKEN OUT, AND NUMEROUS STRUCTURAL FAILURES IN THE BOX CHANNEL FOR THE WING SPARS AND ON THE CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE. CONTINUITY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WAS CONFIRMED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA12LA246Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeaver Falls, PAThe operator’s maintenance personnel’s improper adjustment of the engine's fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Mar 23, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N166SE · 2

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

Incident 20110921025349ILanding: Touchdown · Beaver Falls, PA09/21/2011. The student pilot and instructor taxied to runway 10 via taxiway alpha and echo. A departure takeoff, followed by a touch-and-go landing was performed without incident. On the second approach and landing, the aircraft touched down at the runway…Sep 21, 2011 · Minor damage Incident 20090512006479ILanding · Pittsburgh, PA(-23) Pilot landed on runway 31 and bounced several times striking and damaging the propeller on the runway. The pilot then advised ATCT, that he was going around and reported a rough running engine. The aircraft landed on runway 10 and was towed back to the…May 12, 2009 · Minor damage