# Accident 20180616008039A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Spanish Fork, UT, June 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1439° N, 111.6661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1439&lon=-111.6661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992CT-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180616008039A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA358), Jun 16, 2018: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 (N992CT), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N992CT (2)

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

- [Accident 20161202021299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161202021299A), Dec 2, 2016: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N992CT), Payson, UT, Substantial damage. The student pilot stated, "on December 2, 2016 at approximately 10:00 am I departed the spanish fork airport on a southbound departure for st. george. I…
- [Incident 20060510008569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060510008569I), May 10, 2006: Diamon DA20C1 (N992CT), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot was on a solo cross country from kmer to kfch. Upon initial landing at kfch, student made a hard landing striking the propeller on 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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