# Incident 20160531008469I: Diamond DA-40, Goodyear, AZ, May 31, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154BY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154BY-2018-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (registry code 2990010, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND DA-40
- Reported engine: DIAMOND AE50R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160531008469I

## Narrative

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

DURING AN INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, LEVEL AT 4500 FEET, THE PILOT HEARD A BANG AND THE TURBO CHARGER BEGAN TO SPOOL DOWN. PILOT ADDED POWER AND THE MAXIMUM PRODUCED WAS ABOUT 30% WHICH WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. PILOT MADETHE DECISION TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. NO INJURIES FOR AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BROKEN V-CLAMP ON PRESSURE SIDE OF INDUCTION SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N154BY (1)

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

- [Accident 20170420007119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170420007119A), Apr 20, 2017: Diamond DA40NG (N154BY), Goodyear, AZ, Substantial damage. This was a student pilot training flight. The student and instructor had completed a preflight training session to include a discussion of the days events, a…

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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