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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Allentown, PA · October 19, 2012

Date
October 19, 2012 · 17:15 local
Place
Allentown, PA
Airport
Queen City
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N232BB
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-MIA+
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
340 total110 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 10/19/12, privacy data omitted was the pilot in command of N232BB. privacy data omitted Was flying this aircraft in the pattern at Queen City (kxll) while practicing take offs and landings on runway 25. privacy data omitted Stated that while on final approach, he noticed that the wind seemed to be variable and, "gusting from different directions." He further stated that after the flare and touchdown, he, "hit the brakes and seemed to accelerate" even though he had both feet on the brakes. He stated that as he couldnt slow the aircraft enough so as to make the turn at the end of runway 25, he decided to take the aircraft into the grass. In doing so, privacy data omitted struck a threshold and runway end identifier light with the propeller. The winds as privacy data omitted reported in his statement prior to departure were 160/7 per the Queen City AWOS.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/19/12, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N232BB. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING THIS AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN AT QUEEN CITY (KXLL) WHILE PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 25. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE NOTICED THAT THE WIND SEEMED TO BE VARIABLE AND, "GUSTING FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS." HE FURTHER STATED THAT AFTER THE FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN, HE, "HIT THE BRAKES AND SEEMED TO ACCELERATE" EVEN THOUGH HE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES. HE STATED THAT AS HE COULDNT SLOW THE AIRCRAFT ENOUGH SO AS TO MAKE THE TURN AT THE END OF RUNWAY 25, HE DECIDED TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GRASS. IN DOING SO, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A THRESHOLD AND RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT WITH THE PROPELLER. THE WINDS AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED IN HIS STATEMENT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE WERE 160/7 PER THE QUEEN CITY AWOS.