# Accident 20160527014699A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Jacksonville, FL, May 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlong Recreational Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2778° N, 81.8058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2778&lon=-81.8058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808ET, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N808ET) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ (registry code 41869, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-MIA+
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 573 total, 419 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA528) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160527014699A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 27, 2016 AT APPROX 1400 EDT A DIAMOND DA-40, N808ET, REGISTERED TO RTB TRADING CO, LLC AND OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD JUST MADE HIS SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT HERLONG RECREATIONAL AIRPORT, JACKSONVILLE, FL (HEG) ON RUNWAY 07, UPON LANDING PILOT AND AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED CROSS WIND BLOWING THE AIRCAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE, PILOT HIT TAXIWAY C SIGN THAT WAS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING (APPROX 4 FEET FROM WING ROOT).  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HERLONG RECREATIONAL AIRPORT (HEG)

## 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 GAA16CA528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA528), May 27, 2016: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N808ET), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.

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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