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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Erwin, NC · August 15, 2019

Date: August 15, 2019 · 14:15 local
Place: Erwin, NC
Airport: Harnett Regional Jetport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 8BLS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N401BL
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: 161 total34 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days

N401BLRegistration cancelled Mar 15, 2022 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NGS/N 40.NC026 · Built 2018 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG Engine 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.

N401BL was operating at Harnett Regional Jetport conducting flight training under part 141. The pilot receiveing flight instruction toward a commercial asel certificate was conducting a simulated short field take off. After rotation and while airborne, the flight instructor pulled the throttle back to idle to simulate an aborted take off. The aircraft came back down onto the runway and the tail strake impacted the runway surface. Damage to the aircraft required the tail strake to be replaced.

As the FAA filed it

N401BL WAS OPERATING AT HARNETT REGIONAL JETPORT CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING UNDER PART 141. THE PILOT RECEIVEING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TOWARD A COMMERCIAL ASEL CERTIFICATE WAS CONDUCTING A SIMULATED SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF. AFTER ROTATION AND WHILE AIRBORNE, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE TO SIMULATE AN ABORTED TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY AND THE TAIL STRAKE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED THE TAIL STRAKE TO BE REPLACED.