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FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Linden, NJ · May 31, 2013

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Date
May 31, 2013 · 13:10 local
Place
Linden, NJ
Airport
Linden Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N176MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13FA259
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1
Reported engine
Continental IO-240-B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
657 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days
N176MARegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0345 · Built 2005Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1Engine modelContinental IO-240-BReciprocating

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What happened

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

Reference block 31J the pilot total time could not be calculated due to the fact that the pilot's current logbook could not be located. The times that are shown in blocks 31G-I are estimates based upon records provided by the flight school where the pilot was employed.

On 05/31/2013 at 1708 UTC a Diamond DA-20, N176MA, departed from runway 27 at the Linden Airport (ldj). According to eyewitness data the aircraft had trouble climbing and tried to return to the field before crashing approximately ¾ of a mile northwest of the airport in an abandoned rail yard. Craig maccallum the CFI onboard the aircraft was fatally wounded and privacy data omitted, a student on an introductory flight lesson, was seriously injured. privacy data omitted Recounted the event in an interview held at university hospital later that same day. During the takeoff roll he had his feet on the brakes and Mr. Maccallum asked him to place his feet on the floor. After departure Mr. Maccallum told him the aircraft was not producing full power and they needed to return to the airport. Soon after Mr. Maccallum declared an emergency and started to turn back towards the field. privacy data omitted Stated the aircraft was losing altitude and Mr. Maccallum pulled the nose up, the aircraft still was losing altitude so Mr. Maccallum pulled the nose up again, the aircraft started to descend quickly towards the ground where it hit the train tracks. privacy data omitted Estimated the aircraft reached approximately 800?. Radar plots indicate the aircraft did not climb above 200?. The aircraft was destroyed in the accident.

As the FAA filed it

REFERENCE BLOCK 31J THE PILOT TOTAL TIME COULD NOT BE CALCULATED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PILOT'S CURRENT LOGBOOK COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE TIMES THAT ARE SHOWN IN BLOCKS 31G-I ARE ESTIMATES BASED UPON RECORDS PROVIDED BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL WHERE THE PILOT WAS EMPLOYED.

ON 05/31/2013 AT 1708 UTC A DIAMOND DA-20, N176MA, DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 27 AT THE LINDEN AIRPORT (LDJ). ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESS DATA THE AIRCRAFT HAD TROUBLE CLIMBING AND TRIED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD BEFORE CRASHING APPROXIMATELY ¾ OF A MILE NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT IN AN ABANDONED RAIL YARD. CRAIG MACCALLUM THE CFI ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS FATALLY WOUNDED AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT ON AN INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT LESSON, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECOUNTED THE EVENT IN AN INTERVIEW HELD AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LATER THAT SAME DAY. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE HAD HIS FEET ON THE BRAKES AND MR. MACCALLUM ASKED HIM TO PLACE HIS FEET ON THE FLOOR. AFTER DEPARTURE MR. MACCALLUM TOLD HIM THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER AND THEY NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. SOON AFTER MR. MACCALLUM DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND STARTED TO TURN BACK TOWARDS THE FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND MR. MACCALLUM PULLED THE NOSE UP, THE AIRCRAFT STILL WAS LOSING ALTITUDE SO MR. MACCALLUM PULLED THE NOSE UP AGAIN, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DESCEND QUICKLY TOWARDS THE GROUND WHERE IT HIT THE TRAIN TRACKS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ESTIMATED THE AIRCRAFT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 800?. RADAR PLOTS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB ABOVE 200?. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT.

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 ERA13FA259Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLinden, NJThe flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning and his decision to take off with the airplane at a high gross weight in high temperature conditions that degraded the engine’s available power and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed while…May 31, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N176MA · 1

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

Accident 20090305005039ATakeoff · Morristown, NJ(-23) On 03/05/2009 at 1243 EST the subject aircraft being operated by the subject airman was cleared for take-off on rwy 23 at kmmu by the kmmu tower. At approximately 1000 feet on the take-off roll, the aircraft veered to the left and impacted a lighted…Mar 5, 2009 · Substantial damage