# Accident 20171013020279A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Mesa, AZ, October 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: B4VS
- Location: 33.3078° N, 111.6556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3078&lon=-111.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N965DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965DS-2024-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ (registry code 41869, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-MIA+
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171013020279A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TRAINING FLIGHT DISCREPANCY WAS REPORTED OF "FLEXING/BINDING SOUND EMANATING FROM RIGHT MAIN STRUT."  TWO FLIGHT PREVIOUS THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A COYOTE WHEN LANDING.  THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE AT THAT TIME, BUT NO DISCREPANCY FOR THE IMPACT WAS RECORDED.  CURRENTLY THE NTSB CONSIDEREDS THE DAMAGE FROM HITTING THE COYOTE TO BE MINOR  DAMAGE THAT WAS EXACERBATED DURING THE FOLLOWING  FLIGHTS BECOMING THEN THE SIGINIFICANT DAMAGE TRIGGERING THE CLASSIFICATION OF ACCIDENT. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMMENDED IF THE POSITION OF THE NTSB CHASNGES.

## 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 GAA18LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18LA062), Oct 13, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N965DS), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A coyote strike and the subsequent operation of the airplane, which led to internal composite wing structure damage.

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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