# Incident 20130426006449I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG, Palm Coast, FL, April 26, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2013, 12:47 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.5850° N, 81.2078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Coast, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5850&lon=-81.2078&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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,304 total, 274 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130426006449I

## Narrative

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

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 COLLIDED WITH A BIRD WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT (XFL) APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ALTITUDE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED IN THE LEFT WING.  NEITHER THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT WERE INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DAB).

## 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…
- [Accident 20121011022929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121011022929A), Oct 11, 2012: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG (N607PA), Palm Coast, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft in-close on short-field approach to Flagler County Airport (kxfl) runway 6 experienced sudden and rapid settling, consistent with a stall, during…

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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