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FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Montgomery, NY · August 9, 2019

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Date
August 9, 2019 · 20:49 local
Place
Montgomery, NY
Airport
Orange County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N133DA
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
Reported engine
Continental IO-240-B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
77 total77 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N133DARegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0623 · Built 2012Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1Engine modelContinental IO-240-BReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft N133DA was landing at Orange County Airport, Montgomery, NY (kmgj) on runway 4. The pilot in command reported the nose gear collapsed on landing.

Per the pilot in command statement, he started to flare the aircraft and as the nose touched wheel came down, it proceeded to lock up and skid down the runway 04 for a short distance.

Upon arrival, investigated and documented the landing. It appears that the aircraft touched down approximately 1600 feet down the runway and lifted off again. Then touched down again at approximately 2600 feet and 3rd time at approximately 3500 feet. At the area of the 1st touch down, there were 2 prop strike marks followed but no evidence of tires dragging. There was a cut into the asphalt and 2 prop strikes. At the 2nd spot, there was evidence of a scrape, prop strike, the ground was scored 2 more prop blade strikes. The 3rd touchdown area showed evidence of metal dragging for approximately 100 feet followed by rubber marks for another 50 feet approximately. It appears the aircraft came to a stop about 2500 feet from the initial point of touchdown. There is no evidence of the main landing gear touching down or locking up at any point.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N133DA WAS LANDING AT ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT, MONTGOMERY, NY (KMGJ) ON RUNWAY 4. THE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

PER THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATEMENT, HE STARTED TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT AND AS THE NOSE TOUCHED WHEEL CAME DOWN, IT PROCEEDED TO LOCK UP AND SKID DOWN THE RUNWAY 04 FOR A SHORT DISTANCE.

UPON ARRIVAL, INVESTIGATED AND DOCUMENTED THE LANDING. IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND LIFTED OFF AGAIN. THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 2600 FEET AND 3RD TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 FEET. AT THE AREA OF THE 1ST TOUCH DOWN, THERE WERE 2 PROP STRIKE MARKS FOLLOWED BUT NO EVIDENCE OF TIRES DRAGGING. THERE WAS A CUT INTO THE ASPHALT AND 2 PROP STRIKES. AT THE 2ND SPOT, THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A SCRAPE, PROP STRIKE, THE GROUND WAS SCORED 2 MORE PROP BLADE STRIKES. THE 3RD TOUCHDOWN AREA SHOWED EVIDENCE OF METAL DRAGGING FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FOLLOWED BY RUBBER MARKS FOR ANOTHER 50 FEET APPROXIMATELY. IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 2500 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF TOUCHDOWN. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHING DOWN OR LOCKING UP AT ANY POINT.