# Accident 20190831014719A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Covington, TN, August 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2019, 18:30 local time
- Place: Covington, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 1XPS
- Location: 35.5833° N, 89.5872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5833&lon=-89.5872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98BZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98BZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA527](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA527) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190831014719A

## Narrative

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

0N 08/31/2019 N 98BZ VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ON TAKE OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 19 AT COVINGTON TN M03 AIRPORT, AND BROKE LANDING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA19CA527](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA527), Aug 31, 2019: Diamond DA20 (N98BZ), Convington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper pitch attitude during the takeoff climb, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and ground impact.

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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