What happened
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Description:
On June 7, 2019 at approximately 3:45PM eastern standard time, a 2005 Diamond DA20-C1, N227TJ, serial number C0324 aircraft , sustained substantial damage following a hard landing on runway 5 at the Terre Haute international airport (khuf), located in Terre Haute, Indiana.
The instructional flight departed VFR from the Terre Haute airport. The flight was operating under provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 as a personal training flight.
Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was provided. Air traffic control (ATC) was in communication with the pilot after issuing a landing clearance for this training flight. The winds at the time of the accident were reported by the pilot as 090 degrees gusting to 22 knots. The flight instructor states that the student was making the landing and on the first attempt chose to go-around due to gusty winds. On the second attempt, improper control inputs caused the aircraft to land hard before the instructor could take over and attempt a go around. The landing gear showed that the aircraft landed hard and flat causing the landing gear to collapse.
The accident scene was located on runway 5. The flight instructor/commercially rated pilot and his student pilot received no injuries.
Logbook entries showed the aircraft met all standard airworthiness inspections.
Ptrs:
GL11201903175
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION:
ON JUNE 7, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A 2005 DIAMOND DA20-C1, N227TJ, SERIAL NUMBER C0324 AIRCRAFT , SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT THE TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KHUF), LOCATED IN TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.
THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED VFR FROM THE TERRE HAUTE AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 AS A PERSONAL TRAINING FLIGHT.
DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS PROVIDED. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) WAS IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE PILOT AFTER ISSUING A LANDING CLEARANCE FOR THIS TRAINING FLIGHT. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT AS 090 DEGREES GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATES THAT THE STUDENT WAS MAKING THE LANDING AND ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT CHOSE TO GO-AROUND DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, IMPROPER CONTROL INPUTS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD BEFORE THE INSTRUCTOR COULD TAKE OVER AND ATTEMPT A GO AROUND. THE LANDING GEAR SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND FLAT CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
THE ACCIDENT SCENE WAS LOCATED ON RUNWAY 5. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT AND HIS STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.
LOGBOOK ENTRIES SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT MET ALL STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTIONS.
PTRS:
GL11201903175
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.