# Accident 20180901012779A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Mount Pleasant, TN, September 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2018, 17:15 local time
- Place: Mount Pleasant, TN
- Airport: Columbia Maury County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5503° N, 87.2067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5503&lon=-87.2067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N388MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388MA-2020-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 100 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180901012779A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 APROX. 1655 LOCAL TIME, N388MA A DIAMOND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO KMRC AIRPORT AND ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 6 AT 1700 MSL ABEAM THE RUNWAY NUMBERS THE PILOT BEGAN A DESCENT AND LOST ALL ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A ENGINE RESTART WITH OUT SUCCESS, GLIDING TO RUNWAY 6 WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE MOUNT PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOL YARD LOCATED AT 410 GRAY LANE APPROX 1 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.  DURING THE FINAL STAGE OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSLAGE, ENGINE AND WINGS WITH NO FIRE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO MAURY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

## 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 ERA18LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA241), Sep 1, 2018: Diamond DA40 (N388MA), Mount Pleasant, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures…

## Other reports on N388MA (1)

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

- [Accident 20100630039161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100630039161A), Jun 30, 2010: Diamond Air DA 40 (N388MA), Farmingdale, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot flying solo was landing on runway 32 at Republic Airport (kfrg) with a left crosswind. Wind just prior to landing was reported at 240 at 16…

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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