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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Mesa, AZ · July 13, 2013

Date: July 13, 2013 · 13:37 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: B4VS
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4111T
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13LA331
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1
Reported engine: Continental IO-240-B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 68 total68 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

N4111TRegistration cancelled Feb 24, 2015 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0499 · Built 2008 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine 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.

On 07/13/13 at 1337 local time a student pilot taxied a Diamond DA20 for the purpose of conducting a solo flight. The right wing of the Diamond DA20 collided with the right wing of a Diamond da 40 that was unoccupied and parked on the ramp facing the opposite direction resulting in substantial damage to the right wing of the Diamond DA20.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/13/13 AT 1337 LOCAL TIME A STUDENT PILOT TAXIED A DIAMOND DA20 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A SOLO FLIGHT. THE RIGHT WING OF THE DIAMOND DA20 COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT WING OF A DIAMOND DA 40 THAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AND PARKED ON THE RAMP FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING OF THE DIAMOND DA20.

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 WPR13LA331Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMesa, AZThe student pilot’s failure to monitor and maintain clearance while taxiing, which resulted in collision with the parked airplane. Contributing to the accident was the parked airplane’s insufficient distance from the taxiway centerline.Jul 13, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4111T · 1

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

Incident 20111114026579ITaxi · Wickenburg, AZPilot landed at the E25 airport for physiological needs. While taxiing to a parking spot the airplane hit a cactus with the left wing which spun it to the left causing the airplane to hit a chain link fence. The propeller was destroyed and there was sudden…Nov 14, 2011 · Minor damage