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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Sylacauga, AL · April 27, 2015

Date
April 27, 2015 · 16:24 local
Place
Sylacauga, AL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
U4PS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N248ME
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15LA200
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
Reported engine
Continental IO-240 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total50 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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.

Student pilot claims to have had a partial loss in power during initial climbout out of scd at 1000 feet AGL. He re-entered the traffic pattern at scd, but overshot the runway on final approach. During the go around, the student pilot claimed an additional loss of power and maneuvered for an off field landing. During the emergency landing the aircraft struck a power line at approximately 30 feet off the ground and then came to a stop 271 feet further with the nose at a 200 degree heading. The propeller, wings, nose wheel gear and left hand main landing gear were substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE HAD A PARTIAL LOSS IN POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT OUT OF SCD AT 1000 FEET AGL. HE RE-ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT SCD, BUT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY ON FINAL APPROACH. DURING THE GO AROUND, THE STUDENT PILOT CLAIMED AN ADDITIONAL LOSS OF POWER AND MANEUVERED FOR AN OFF FIELD LANDING. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OFF THE GROUND AND THEN CAME TO A STOP 271 FEET FURTHER WITH THE NOSE AT A 200 DEGREE HEADING. THE PROPELLER, WINGS, NOSE WHEEL GEAR AND LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.