# Accident 20140323002779A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1, Mesa, AZ, March 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Mesa Falcon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: B4VS
- Location: 33.4581° N, 111.7347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4581&lon=-111.7347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4112L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4112L-2015-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140323002779A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 23 2014 ABOUT 1400 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, N4112L A DA-20 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, WHEN IT RAN OFF RUNWAY 22R INTO A DIRT AREA AT MESA FALCON FIELD IN MESA, ARIZONA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE SOLO FLIGHT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS PART 141.

## 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 WPR14CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA156), Mar 23, 2014: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 (N4112L), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's excessive speed during taxi which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate monitoring of the remaining runway length available during…

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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