# Accident 20120323014249A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1, Beaver Falls, PA, March 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2012, 12:25 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 4AAS
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166SE-2015-05-13) (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 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 539 total, 205 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120323014249A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA246), Mar 23, 2012: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 (N166SE), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The operator’s maintenance personnel’s improper adjustment of the engine's fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N166SE (2)

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

- [Incident 20110921025349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110921025349I), Sep 21, 2011: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1 (N166SE), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. 09/21/2011. 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…
- [Incident 20090512006479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090512006479I), May 12, 2009: Diamon DA20C1 (N166SE), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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