# Accident 20161030022739A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Manassas, VA, October 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2016, 20:25 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7211° N, 77.5150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7211&lon=-77.5150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781MA-2017-01-31) (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: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161030022739A

## Narrative

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

THE FOLLOWING IS THE WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT: "ON APPROACH TO 34L (AT APPROXIMATELY 65 KTS), I MADE A LATE DECISION TO EXECUTE A "GO AROUND." A CROSS WIND THREW ME OFF COURSE AND I PANICKED AND LET OUT THE RUDDER WHICH MADE THE PLANE VEER FURTHER OFF COURSE DUE TO FULL POWER AND LOW SPEED. I PULLED POWER BRIEFLY AND DECIDED TO REAPPLY POWER IN HOPES OF CLIMBING, BUT THE PLANE STALLED AND HIT GROUND. THE NOSE WHEEL STUCK IN A SECTION OF MUD AND FLIPPED. I PULLED MYSELF OUT AND SHUT-OFF THE FUEL AND MAGNETOS AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS".

THE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL AIRBORNE, THE LEFT WINGTIP SCRAPED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND THEN VEERED TO A 270 DEGREES HEADING FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE TRAVELING OVER TAXIWAY A4.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 535 FEET WHILE AIRBORNE BEFORE STALLING. THE LEFT WINGTIP DIPPED DOWN AND SCRAPED THE GRASS AND THEN THE RIGHT WINGTIP DIPPED DOWN SCRAPING THE TAXI LANE.   THE NOSE GEAR THEN IMPACTED THE GRASS AND WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE TO DROP, SHEARING THE TWO BLADED PROPELLER AND PIVOTING ON THE NOSE CONE AND TRANSITIONING TO AN INVERTED ATTITUDE.

## 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 GAA17CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA055), Oct 31, 2016: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 (N781MA), Bristow, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during a landing attempt at night, which resulted in a delayed go-around procedure and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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