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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Newnan, GA · June 17, 2015

Date: June 17, 2015 · 17:00 local
Place: Newnan, GA
Airport: Newnan Coweta County
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N353DC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15CA243
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
Reported engine: Continental IO-240-B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 124 total124 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

N353DCRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2019 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0353 · Built 2005 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine modelContinental IO-240-BReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot was receiving instrument flight instruction from the flight instructor, the student and instructor planned a cross country flight from Newnan airport to huntsville al returning to Newnan ga. After returning to Newnan ga the instructor and students decided to practice three additional approaches after completing the approaches they decided to fly to the lagrange VOR to practice the VOR approach. Returning to Newnan at about 5 miles from the airport the engine began sputtering, the mixture was returned to full rich, boost pump turned on the engine quit running. The aircraft fuel gauge was reading one quarter fuel remaining. Unable to make the airport the instructor elected to land in the field below him. During landing roll out the right main gear was shear off the aircraft causing damage to the right wing tip then shearing off the nose wheel assembly.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PLANNED A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM NEWNAN AIRPORT TO HUNTSVILLE AL RETURNING TO NEWNAN GA. AFTER RETURNING TO NEWNAN GA THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENTS DECIDED TO PRACTICE THREE ADDITIONAL APPROACHES AFTER COMPLETING THE APPROACHES THEY DECIDED TO FLY TO THE LAGRANGE VOR TO PRACTICE THE VOR APPROACH. RETURNING TO NEWNAN AT ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING, THE MIXTURE WAS RETURNED TO FULL RICH, BOOST PUMP TURNED ON THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL GAUGE WAS READING ONE QUARTER FUEL REMAINING. UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO LAND IN THE FIELD BELOW HIM. DURING LANDING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS SHEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP THEN SHEARING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

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 ERA15CA243Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMoreland, GAThe flight instructor's inaccurate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jun 17, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N353DC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20140116000429ALanding: Touchdown · Milledgeville, GAAircraft was on final to runway 28 when the student pilot notices he was too high. He stated that he places the throttle to flight idle. When he was about to land he notice that he was too fast to correct the student pilot pull back the yoke. When the student…Jan 16, 2014 · Substantial damage