# Incident 20180704009069I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Pontiac, MI, July 4, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N351DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240-B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180704009069I

## Narrative

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

N351DC, DA40, MADE A HARD LANDING RWY 27R RESULTING IN PORPOISING AND A PROP STRIKE.

PILOT EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY SECOND TIME. NO INJURIES.

AIRCRAFT MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP TIPS AND NOSE GEAR. MAIN GEAR AND FIREWALL UNDAMAGED.

## Other reports on N351DC (3)

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

- [Incident 20230617005709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230617005709I), Jun 17, 2023: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N351DC), Lapeer, MI, Minor damage. A Diamond DA20 while operating at Lapeer airport (D95), during short field practice takeoff, the left wing contacted the runway and subsequently the aircraft…
- [Incident 20170427006519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170427006519I), Apr 27, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N351DC), Erie, PA, No damage. N351DC, DA20, VFR, eri-eri, lost engine power 1 mile from the airport. The aircraft made an emergency landing on a field 1/4 mile from the approach end of…
- [Incident 20071124831249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071124831249I), Nov 24, 2007: Diamon DA20C1 (N351DC), Winchester, VA, No damage. (-23) Passenger slipped exiting the aircraft and fell backwards into the propeller. The propeller struck passenger in the back, grazing the back and causing…

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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