# Accident 20180520005679A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Marlborough, MA, May 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2018, 13:30 local time
- Place: Marlborough, MA
- Airport: Marlborough
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3444° N, 71.5117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3444&lon=-71.5117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143RD-2019-02-11) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180520005679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32, DURING LANDING ROLL BRAKING WAS APPLIED BUT AIRCRAFT WASN'T RESPONSIVE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY ONTO GRASS AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENGAGED THE AIRPORT FENCE AT THE END OF RUNWAY 14

## 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 GAA18CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA288), May 20, 2018: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N143RD), Marlborough, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to land on a runway that was too short for a safe landing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control in tailwind conditions.

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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