# Incident 20130831017399I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Mesa, AZ, August 31, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2013, 10:21 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N997CA-2024-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ (registry code 41869, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 157 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130831017399I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 31, 2013, N997CA LANDED PAST THE MIDWAY POINT ON RUNWAY 22R AT FALCON FIELD, MESA (KFFZ).  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT OF N997CA ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND EXIT AT TAXIWAY A, BUT FELT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO FAST, AND MIGHT LOSE CONTROL IN THE TURN.  INSTEAD, THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT, STRIKING A RUNWAY THRESHOLD LIGHT WITH THE LH LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY.

AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY ONTO THE DIRT, THE PILOT TURNED AROUND, AND TAXIED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT THEN EXITED AT TAXIWAY A.  AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT INFORMED ATC OF THE EVENT, AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI BACK TO PARKING.

AFTER PARKING, THE PILOT DETAILED THE INCIDENT IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG.  FLIGHT SCHOOL DISPATCHERS AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE IMMEDIATELY MADE AWARE.

MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO ANY ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS.  A "HIDDEN DAMAGE" INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHOOL'S MAINTENANCE MANUAL.  NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED, OTHER THAN COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE LH GEAR ASSEMBLY, REQUIRING A PAINT TOUCH-UP ONLY.

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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