# Incident 20181101021349I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG, Daytona, FL, November 1, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2018, 19:10 local time
- Place: Daytona, FL
- Airport: Daytona
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG (registry code 2990105, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4 series (registry code 06400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 42 NG
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 916 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181101021349I

## Narrative

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

1) BIRD STRIKE REPORTED ON NOSE AT TAKEOFF. TAKE OFF WAS THEN ABORTED. AIRFRAME:

VISUALLY INSPECTED NOSE AND SURROUNDING AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT CLEAR

FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N311ER (1)

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

- [Accident 20200401003869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200401003869A), Apr 1, 2020: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG (N311ER), Flagler, FL, Substantial damage. During this instructional flight the crew was practicing simulated in-flight engine out procedures. After completing the appropriate procedures the crew…

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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