20150320008369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Angier, NC · March 20, 2015

Date: March 20, 2015 · 20:30 local
Place: Angier, NC
Airport: Fuquay-Angier
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N840AB
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA072
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 390 total172 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N840ABRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40.478 · Built 2005 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Night landing touched down approximately 2100 ft down 2780 ft runway.

Runway grass, freshly mowed and heavy dew (wet) [slippery] brakes were ineffective in slowing aircraft within available distance.

Aircraft continued off end of runway into drainage ditch adjacent road perpendicular to runway, swerving left on impact with ditch wall.

Damage caused by impact of landing gear in ditch and wingtip contacting road

As the FAA filed it

NIGHT LANDING TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2100 FT DOWN 2780 FT RUNWAY.

RUNWAY GRASS, FRESHLY MOWED AND HEAVY DEW (WET) [SLIPPERY] BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE IN SLOWING AIRCRAFT WITHIN AVAILABLE DISTANCE.

AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO DRAINAGE DITCH ADJACENT ROAD PERPENDICULAR TO RUNWAY, SWERVING LEFT ON IMPACT WITH DITCH WALL.

DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPACT OF LANDING GEAR IN DITCH AND WINGTIP CONTACTING ROAD

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 GAA15CA072Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFuquay-Varina, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway overrun.Mar 20, 2015 · Substantial damage