# Accident 20150919018849A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Sandford, NC, September 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sandford, NC
- Airport: Raleigh Exec Jetport At Sanfor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5775° N, 79.1056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5775&lon=-79.1056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N635DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N635DC-2018-05-31) (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 DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 9 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150919018849A

## Narrative

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

ON 9/19/2015,AIRCRAFT N635DC  WAS BEING OPERATED BY PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , WHO WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD LANDINGS., AND SOFT FIELD TAKE OFFS.

ON THE 7TH TAKE OFF, ON RUNWAY 03 AT RALEIGH EXECUTIVE, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TAIL CONTACTED THE GROUND , THE AIRCRAFT MOVED TO THE LEFT, FOLLOWED BY ALTITUDE LOSS. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERAIN AND CAME TO REST ON THE AIRPORT PARKING RAMP, APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED LITTLE TO NO INJURIES AND WALKED AWAY FROM SCENE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS AWARE OF THE STUDENT PILOT FLYING SOLO THAT DAY, BUT CHOSE NOT TO BE ON SCENE.  BOTH STUDENT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS COUNSELED BY INSPECTOR PARKER. COUNSELING GIVEN TO BOTH STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ON GOING OVER ALL MANUEVERS, CHECKLISTS AND PROCEDURES PRIOR TO ANY SOLO FLIGHT.  ALSO, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BEING PRESENT TO REVIEW WEATHER, WINDS, AND VISIBILITY COULD HAVE MADE THE DIFFERENCE THE DAY OF THIS EVENT.

## 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 GAA15CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA272), Sep 19, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 C1 (N635DC), Sanford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilots failure to maintain a climb after takeoff, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

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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