# Incident 20170530004669I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA40 F, Waterford, MI, May 30, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2017, 11:35 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7023° N, 83.4027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7023&lon=-83.4027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96FC-2020-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA40 F (registry code 2990003, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da40-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA40 F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,520 total, 104 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170530004669I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTION FLIGHT PRACTICING NORMAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN RIGHT TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY 27L.  AFTER 4 CIRCUITS AND WHILE ON THE CROSSWIND LEG THE TOWER REQUESTED A SHORT APPROACH TO SEQUENCE AHEAD OF INBOUND TRAFFIC ON THE LEFT DOWNWIND.  INSTRUCTOR PILOT USED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT TO LANDING.  TOWER NOTIFIED OF SIMULATED ENGINE OUT FOR THE SHORT APPROACH AND TOWER CLEARED FOR THE OPTION.  AT THE THRESHOLD THE AIRCRAFT WAS OFFSET WELL TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE AND POINTED ABOUT 10 DEGREES LEFT OF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.  INSTRUCTOR AND SECOND PILOT CONSIDERED THE RUNWAY MADE BUT FELT THAT A GO AROUND WAS THE BEST OPTION.  INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROLS, INCREASED ENGINE POWER AND BANKED TO THE RIGHT TO IMPROVE THE RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.  WHEELS ESTIMATED TO BE 5 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AT THAT TIME.  BEST ESTIMATE IS THIS IS WHEN THE WINGTIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY LIGHT HOWEVER NOTHING WAS HEARD OR FELT BY EITHER CREW.  THE FLIGHT CONTINUED FOR 3 MORE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  BEFORE THE LAST LANDING THE TOWER INFORMED THAT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A BROKEN LANDING LIGHT NEAR THE RUNWAY 27L THRESHOLD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHEN SECURING THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND THE TOWER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFIED.

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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