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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Palm Coast, FL · October 17, 2013

Date: October 17, 2013 · 16:20 local
Place: Palm Coast, FL
Airport: Flagler County Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1ER
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-MIA+
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total65 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On October 17, 2013 at approx 1620 (local time) a Diamond DA-42 N1ER registered to avn air LLC and used for flight instruction by embry riddle aeronautical university flight school (NX4S) checked in with Flagler County Airport (xfl) ATCT stating that they had lost their rear door, N1ER subsequently was cleared to land and landed safely on runway 11 at xfl, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, the aircraft sustained minor damage due to loss of door, (no damage to airframe itself) neither the CFI or student substained injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 17, 2013 AT APPROX 1620 (LOCAL TIME) A DIAMOND DA-42 N1ER REGISTERED TO AVN AIR LLC AND USED FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION BY EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY FLIGHT SCHOOL (NX4S) CHECKED IN WITH FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT (XFL) ATCT STATING THAT THEY HAD LOST THEIR REAR DOOR, N1ER SUBSEQUENTLY WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY 11 AT XFL, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DUE TO LOSS OF DOOR, (NO DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME ITSELF) NEITHER THE CFI OR STUDENT SUBSTAINED INJURIES.