# Accident 20140320004019A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Coolidge, AZ, March 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2014, 16:20 local time
- Place: Coolidge, AZ
- Airport: Coolidge Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9336° N, 111.4242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9336&lon=-111.4242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4106G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4106G-2022-12-24) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-MIA+
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 148 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140320004019A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN LANDED ON A DRY RUNWAY WITH CALM WINDS. AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. HE CORRECTED BACK TO THE RIGHT WITH RUDDER, THEN LEFT RUDDER. LEFT MAIN WHEEL WENT OFF THE RUNWAY 6 TO 8 INCHES AS AIRCRAFT SWERVED HARD BACK TO THE RIGHT. THIS CAUSED LEFT MAIN TO BREAK OFF CAUSING SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA140), Mar 20, 2014: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N4106G), Coolidge, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.