# Accident 20150320008369A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Angier, NC, March 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2015, 20:30 local time
- Place: Angier, NC
- Airport: Fuquay-Angier
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5406° N, 78.7475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5406&lon=-78.7475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N840AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N840AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 172 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150320008369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA15CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA072), Mar 20, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA40 (N840AB), Fuquay-Varina, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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