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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Lagrange, GA · May 13, 2018

Date
May 13, 2018 · 17:20 local
Place
Lagrange, GA
Airport
Lagrange-Callaway
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
U4PS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N143MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA282
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
Reported engine
Continental IO-240 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
652 total268 in this make and model251 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight instructor privacy data omitted was instruction student, privacy data omitted how to perform a soft field takeoff. The Diamond DA20-C1, N143MA became airborne at 30 to 35 knots. The airplane drifted left of runway center line. privacy data omitted Instructed student to add more right rudder and right bank. The right wing tip hit the ground. The CFI overcorrected to the left too aggressively and the left wingtip hit the ground. The bottom of the right wingtip was scrapped and the left aileron, wing and under the wingtip was damaged. The CFI landed the airplane without further incident. The airplane was parked and left at lgc awaiting for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INSTRUCTION STUDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOW TO PERFORM A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. THE DIAMOND DA20-C1, N143MA BECAME AIRBORNE AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTER LINE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSTRUCTED STUDENT TO ADD MORE RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BANK. THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND. THE CFI OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT TOO AGGRESSIVELY AND THE LEFT WINGTIP HIT THE GROUND. THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT WINGTIP WAS SCRAPPED AND THE LEFT AILERON, WING AND UNDER THE WINGTIP WAS DAMAGED. THE CFI LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS PARKED AND LEFT AT LGC AWAITING FOR REPAIRS.

NTSB investigation

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