# Accident 20121011022929A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG, Palm Coast, FL, October 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2012, 13:37 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Airport: Flagler County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4669° N, 81.2036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4669&lon=-81.2036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N607PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N607PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG (registry code 2990105, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Thielert TAE-125-02-99 (registry code 59302, https://openairdocs.org/engine/thielert-tae-125-02-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 42 NG
- Reported engine: THIELERT TAE 125-02-99
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 43 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121011022929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IN-CLOSE ON SHORT-FIELD APPROACH TO FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT (KXFL) RUNWAY 6 EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND RAPID SETTLING, CONSISTENT WITH A STALL, DURING FLARE.   AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY SURFACE WITH ENOUGH DOWNWARD FORCE TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING SPAR DELAMINATION.   NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  FRESH PROPELLER STRIKES, INCLUDING WOOD FRAGMENTS. WERE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 12 FT LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE.APPLICANT / PIC WAS INTERVIEWED AT THE SCENE AND PROVIDED WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATING HE INITIATED FLARE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FT AGL WITH FULL FLAPS, AND USED APPROXIMATELY 67 KIAS AIRSPEED.  HE STATED A LEFT CROSSWIND WAS PRESENT.  KXFL METARS AT 1655Z AND 1755Z REPORTED WINDS OF 060 DEG TRUE AT 12 KT.DPE STATED THAT APPROACH HAD BEEN STABLE UP TO THE ONSET OF RAPID SETTLING.  WHEN THE RAPID SETTLING OCCURRED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW FOR DPE TO TAKE CONTROLS AND INITIATE GO-AROUND PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 ERA13LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA043), Oct 11, 2012: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG (N607PA), Palm Coast, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N607PA (2)

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

- [Incident 20140607014119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140607014119I), Jun 7, 2014: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG (N607PA), New Smyrna, FL, Minor damage. Flight instructor and student pilot doing pattern work in New Smyrna beach, FL and lost right engine. Aircraft declared emergency and landed safely on runway…
- [Incident 20130426006449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130426006449I), Apr 26, 2013: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG (N607PA), Palm Coast, FL, Minor damage. On April 26, 2013 at approximately 1247 EST a Diamond, DA-40, N607PA, registered to charlie leasing LLC and operated as a part 141 flight instruction aircraft…

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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