# Incident 20170927014169I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Cahokia, IL, September 27, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2017, 18:30 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St. Louis Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NI1S
- Location: 38.5704° N, 90.1551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (CPS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5704&lon=-90.1551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N620PC) (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-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240-B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 86 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170927014169I

## Narrative

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

WHILE THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING SPOT LANDINGS FOR A SCHOOL SPONSORED COMPETITION, THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW A HIGHER THAN NORMAL APPROACH TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND.  HE THEN EXPERIEICNCED A INCREASING SINK RATE DUE TO A POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT AND FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TOO EARLY AND LANDED HARD ROLLING TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINIMAL DAMAGE THAT CONSISTED OF A SCRAPED LEFT WING TIP AND AILERON.

PILOT IS IN THE PROCESS OF RECEIVING ADDITIONAL TRAINING.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING CA PTRS # 201800236

CA FILE # CACE0320180002

## Other reports on N620PC (1)

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

- [Incident 20120724017069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120724017069I), Jul 24, 2012: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1 (N620PC), Cahokia, IL, No damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Pilot was able to land straight ahead on remaining runway. Tower notified the school who went out and towed the aircraft to 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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