# Incident 20190916016449I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Mount Pleasent, SC, September 16, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2019, 21:45 local time
- Place: Mount Pleasent, SC
- Airport: Mt Pleasant Regional-Faison Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8978° N, 79.7829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MT PLEASANT RGNL-FAISON FLD (LRO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8978&lon=-79.7829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N431DE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431DE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 30 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190916016449I

## Narrative

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

AS WE DISCUSSED YESTERDAY, OUR DIAMOND DA-40 AIRCRAFT (N431DE) STRUCK A COYOTE WHILE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 35 AT KLRO AT APPROXIMATELY 9:45 PM ON MONDAY, 16 SEP.  THE FLIGHT WAS A SIMPLE NIGHT LANDING CURRENCY SORTIE WITH A PRIVATE PILOT CLIENT ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS FROM THE LEFT SEAT AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT.  THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A NIGHT TAKEOFF (NOT A TOUCH N GO), AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATING AT 60 KNOTS.  A COYOTE DARTED ACROSS THE RUNWAY LEFT TO RIGHT AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE LEFT SEAT PILOT SAW THE COYOTE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE STRIKE, THEN HEARD THE THUD OF THE IMPACT ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAIRING.  THE PILOT EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE ABORTED TAKEOFF AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND BRING IT TO A NORMAL STOP AFTER TAXING CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT MAIN FAIRING FOLLOWING INSPECTIONS BY THE CREW AND MAINTENANCE THE NEXT DAY.

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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