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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Provo, UT · October 19, 2018

Date: October 19, 2018 · 11:15 local
Place: Provo, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N980CT
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
Reported engine: Continental IO-200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 15 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N980CTRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0080 · Built 1999 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine modelContinental IO-200Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The airman stated that she was on her first solo and was remaining in the traffic pattern for multiple landings. She stated that on the third landing she touched down on the runway and the aircraft began to "porpoise." This condition worsened until the nose wheel broke off the aircraft. The aircraft came to a stop and the airman exited the aircraft. There was damage to the nose gear strut and the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN STATED THAT SHE WAS ON HER FIRST SOLO AND WAS REMAINING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR MULTIPLE LANDINGS. SHE STATED THAT ON THE THIRD LANDING SHE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO "PORPOISE." THIS CONDITION WORSENED UNTIL THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AND THE AIRMAN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND THE PROPELLER.

Other reports on N980CT · 1

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

Incident 20050620014519IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Provo, UT(-23) Student was on his 2nd supervised solo and was landing at the Provo airport, when he lost control and the airplane exited the side of the runway damaging the propeller and nose wheel. (-23 amendment) student was on his 1st supervised solo and was…Jun 20, 2005 · Minor damage