# Incident 20190815014239I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Erwin, NC, August 15, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2019, 14:15 local time
- Place: Erwin, NC
- Airport: Harnett Regional Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 8BLS
- Location: 35.3802° N, 78.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARNETT RGNL JETPORT (HRJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3802&lon=-78.7322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401BL-2022-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (registry code 2990014, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4-A (registry code 06402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 NG
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4-A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 34 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190815014239I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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