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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Spanish Fork, UT · June 16, 2018

Date: June 16, 2018 · 12:00 local
Place: Spanish Fork, UT
Airport: Spanish Fork
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N992CT
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA358
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total300 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N992CTRegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2021 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0092 · Built 1999 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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June 16th, 2018, a student and his instructor prepared for a flight to practice instrument procedures. They departed runway 30 at 1023 MST at Spanish Fork Airport U77 (kspk). The instructor asked the student to perform a soft field takeoff. The student applied full back pressure on the stick and full power. As the aircraft accelerated the nose came off the ground and the aircraft lifted off the ground. At about 10 ft the aircraft began to drift to the right. The instructor realized the nose was to high to gain airspeed and told the student to put the nose down. He told the student twice to lower the nose then grab the controls. By the time the instructor grabbed the controls the aircraft was too slow to control and stalled into the ground. The aircraft never climber above 10 ft. it bounced several times leaving the right side of the runway and landing a few hundred feet right of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

JUNE 16TH, 2018, A STUDENT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR PREPARED FOR A FLIGHT TO PRACTICE INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES. THEY DEPARTED RUNWAY 30 AT 1023 MST AT SPANISH FORK AIRPORT U77 (KSPK). THE INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE STUDENT TO PERFORM A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL BACK PRESSURE ON THE STICK AND FULL POWER. AS THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED THE NOSE CAME OFF THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. AT ABOUT 10 FT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THE NOSE WAS TO HIGH TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND TOLD THE STUDENT TO PUT THE NOSE DOWN. HE TOLD THE STUDENT TWICE TO LOWER THE NOSE THEN GRAB THE CONTROLS. BY THE TIME THE INSTRUCTOR GRABBED THE CONTROLS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO SLOW TO CONTROL AND STALLED INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER CLIMBER ABOVE 10 FT. IT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES LEAVING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND LANDING A FEW HUNDRED FEET RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA18CA358Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSpanish Fork, UTThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jun 16, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N992CT · 2

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

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