# Incident 20161106023109I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Athens, GA, November 6, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2016, 16:53 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens/Ben Epps
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9486° N, 83.3259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATHENS/BEN EPPS (AHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9486&lon=-83.3259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346MA-2022-03-05) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161106023109I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR PIVOT WAS CRACKED AROUND THE WELDED RADIUS  OF THE STRUT. IT DROPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE NOSE TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING UNTIL HE TURNED LEFT ON TO THE TAXIWAY AND THEN THE NOSE STRUT AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THEN, THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED WHEN THE FRONT GEAR STRUT MOUNT BOLT SHEARED AND THE GEAR NOSE GEAR STRUT FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE.  THE PILOT'S E-MAIL STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:

ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 AROUND 11AM I WAS LANDING AT KAHN.  WHEN I LANDED, AND THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN IT SOUNDED AND FELT VERY WRONG, WITH A LOT OF VIBRATION.  I ADDED SOME POWER AND BACK PRESSURE TO KEEP WEIGHT OFF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A FLAT TIRE.  I EXITED THE RUNWAY AT THE FIRST TAXIWAY, AND AS I SLOWED THE NOSE CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND THE STRUT COLLAPSED.

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## Other reports on N346MA (3)

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

- [Accident 20181219022119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181219022119A), Dec 19, 2018: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N346MA), Mccormick, SC, Destroyed. Mccormick, SC: N346MA, DA20, landed in a field short of runway 18/36 (S19) after experiencing engine problems. POB: 2, injuries: unknown, damage: extent…
- [Incident 20170517012149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170517012149I), May 17, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N346MA), Athens, GA, Minor damage. It was reported by the student pilot that after landing the student started to apply the brakes, at that time the student commented to the flight instructor…
- [Incident 20110913021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110913021029I), Sep 13, 2011: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1 (N346MA), Newnan, GA, Minor damage. It was reported by the instructor and student pilot in written statements, as well as interviews with the ASI, that during final approach the instructor…

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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