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FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG · Statesboro, GA · July 10, 2019

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Date
July 10, 2019 · 11:40 local
Place
Statesboro, GA
Airport
Statesboro/Bulloch County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N426YP
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total42 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
N426YPRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NGS/N 42.N300 · Built 2017Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NGEngine modelAustro E4-CReciprocating

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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 10, 2019 aircraft N426YP departed ksav at 0930 on runway 10. The pilot and CFI performed a short take off and climbed to 6500 feet where they performed air work, VMC practice, feathered engine and restart practice in route to ktbr. At 1030 savannah approach vectored the aircraft for the ILS 32 at ktbr and the aircraft was landed with no issues. At 1130 the crew practiced another short take off and briefed a return to ksav. As the aircraft turned eastward the CFI suggested practicing a single engine visual approach to runway 32 to prepare the pilot for his check ride on Friday. The gear warning horn and voice annunciator was on due to power on the critical engine was at idle. As they approached runway 32 on speed, lined up on center line, the cfi's coaching continued over the active gear warning. It was the students first attempt at a single engine landing. The CFI continued his instruction through the round out and flare. Due to complacency, the CFI and pilot failed to extend the landing gear and the aircraft touched down on the belly coming to a stop. There were 2 souls on board and no injuries occurred. The aircraft received damage to both engines and both props. The nose and both lower engine cowlings were damaged with no structural damage being noted. Will attach log book entry when aircraft has been returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 10, 2019 AIRCRAFT N426YP DEPARTED KSAV AT 0930 ON RUNWAY 10. THE PILOT AND CFI PERFORMED A SHORT TAKE OFF AND CLIMBED TO 6500 FEET WHERE THEY PERFORMED AIR WORK, VMC PRACTICE, FEATHERED ENGINE AND RESTART PRACTICE IN ROUTE TO KTBR. AT 1030 SAVANNAH APPROACH VECTORED THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE ILS 32 AT KTBR AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH NO ISSUES. AT 1130 THE CREW PRACTICED ANOTHER SHORT TAKE OFF AND BRIEFED A RETURN TO KSAV. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED EASTWARD THE CFI SUGGESTED PRACTICING A SINGLE ENGINE VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 TO PREPARE THE PILOT FOR HIS CHECK RIDE ON FRIDAY. THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND VOICE ANNUNCIATOR WAS ON DUE TO POWER ON THE CRITICAL ENGINE WAS AT IDLE. AS THEY APPROACHED RUNWAY 32 ON SPEED, LINED UP ON CENTER LINE, THE CFI'S COACHING CONTINUED OVER THE ACTIVE GEAR WARNING. IT WAS THE STUDENTS FIRST ATTEMPT AT A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. THE CFI CONTINUED HIS INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE ROUND OUT AND FLARE. DUE TO COMPLACENCY, THE CFI AND PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE BELLY COMING TO A STOP. THERE WERE 2 SOULS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINES AND BOTH PROPS. THE NOSE AND BOTH LOWER ENGINE COWLINGS WERE DAMAGED WITH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE BEING NOTED. WILL ATTACH LOG BOOK ENTRY WHEN AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.