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FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Tavernier, FL · July 4, 2019

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Date
July 4, 2019 · 11:23 local
Place
Tavernier, FL
Airport
Tavernaero
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N420NG
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA431
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4-A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
127 total21 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N420NGRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2022 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NGS/N 40.NC024 · Built 2018Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NGEngine modelAustro E4-AReciprocating

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What happened

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

On July 4, 2019 aircraft N420NG crash landed 375 yards west of runway 26 @FA81 about 20 yards into the mangrove from the shoreline parallel to the runway. Video recording indicates the PIC privacy data omitted landed the aircraft midfield, and made decision to go around due to insufficient runway length to stop the aircraft. Upon go around the aicraft collided with trees west of runway and crash landed in the mangrove. Investigation reveals aircraft landed from east to west on runway 26. Investigation revealed winds out of the east south east, indicating PIC landed downwind. Landed downwind, instead of up wind, downwind landing increase groundspeed which caused the PIC to over shoot the runway and touched down midfield. Runway length is only 2000 ft.

Decided to go around, collided with trees, plane appears to stall.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 4, 2019 AIRCRAFT N420NG CRASH LANDED 375 YARDS WEST OF RUNWAY 26 @FA81 ABOUT 20 YARDS INTO THE MANGROVE FROM THE SHORELINE PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. VIDEO RECORDING INDICATES THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED THE AIRCRAFT MIDFIELD, AND MADE DECISION TO GO AROUND DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY LENGTH TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. UPON GO AROUND THE AICRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES WEST OF RUNWAY AND CRASH LANDED IN THE MANGROVE. INVESTIGATION REVEALS AIRCRAFT LANDED FROM EAST TO WEST ON RUNWAY 26. INVESTIGATION REVEALED WINDS OUT OF THE EAST SOUTH EAST, INDICATING PIC LANDED DOWNWIND.LANDED DOWNWIND, INSTEAD OF UP WIND, DOWNWIND LANDING INCREASE GROUNDSPEED WHICH CAUSED THE PIC TO OVER SHOOT THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHED DOWN MIDFIELD. RUNWAY LENGTH IS ONLY 2000 FT.

DECIDED TO GO AROUND, COLLIDED WITH TREES, PLANE APPEARS TO STALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA19CA431Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTavernier, FLThe pilot's delayed decision to go around in high-temperature and high-density altitude conditions and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jul 4, 2019 · Substantial damage