# Accident 20180717014529A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Van Nuys, CA, July 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2018, 19:46 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2097° N, 118.4900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2097&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309EF-2022-05-07) (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 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 7 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA474) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180717014529A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUN WAY 16R, THE STUDENT PILOT AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND EXPERIENCED A CROSS WIND. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE LEFT AILERON AND USED RUDDER TO COUNTERACT THE CROSS WIND. THE AIRCRAFT FISHEDTAILED AND THE LEFT WING LIFTED UP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE MANEUVER. WINDS WERE 110 AT 9KTS.

## 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 GAA18CA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA474), Jul 18, 2018: Diamond DA20 (N309EF), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a left quartering headwind, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N309EF (2)

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

- [Accident 20150424006532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150424006532A), Apr 24, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N309EF), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. The C-150, N6211K, piloted by private pilot, [privacy data omitted], was taxiing north on "a" to the runup area prior to departure. The DA20, N309EF, piloted…
- [Incident 20150312003609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150312003609I), Mar 12, 2015: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N309EF), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit on landing. No further information could be obtained from the pilot.

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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