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FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · North Vernon, IN · December 4, 2019

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Date
December 4, 2019 · 13:10 local
Place
North Vernon, IN
Airport
North Vernon Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
1L7S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N662L
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG
Reported engine
Austro Engine AE300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
707 total447 in this make and model208 in the last 90 days
N662LRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NGS/N 40.NC069 · Built 2019Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NGEngine modelAustro E4-AReciprocating

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What happened

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On December 4, 2019, at approximately 1310 eastern daylight time (EDT) (1820UTC), a Diamond DA40NG aircraft, N662L, operated by leadership in flight training, contacted a taxiway light and taxiway sign while conducting flight training operations near North Vernon, Indiana. The aircraft incurred minor damage and the student pilot and certified flight instructor (CFI) were not injured. At the time of the incident, the aircraft was being operated under title 14 code of federal regulations, part 141, pilot school aircraft operations.

During an approach and landing to runway 33 at the North Vernon Airport (kovo), IN gusty crosswind conditions, the right seat CFI commanded the student to go around. The student was slow to respond and inadequate cross wind control allowed the aircraft to drift off the right side of the runway. The aircraft struck a taxiway light and taxiway sign. The CFI commanded the student to close the throttle and the aircraft came to rest adjacent to the runway, approximately 840 feet from the runway threshold.

Wind at the time, reported by the student (from the AWOS), was wind from 250° at 12 knots, with gusts to 34 knots.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 4, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1310 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT) (1820UTC), A DIAMOND DA40NG AIRCRAFT, N662L, OPERATED BY LEADERSHIP IN FLIGHT TRAINING, CONTACTED A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND TAXIWAY SIGN WHILE CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING OPERATIONS NEAR NORTH VERNON, INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WERE NOT INJURED. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 141, PILOT SCHOOL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.

DURING AN APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 33 AT THE NORTH VERNON AIRPORT (KOVO), IN GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, THE RIGHT SEAT CFI COMMANDED THE STUDENT TO GO AROUND. THE STUDENT WAS SLOW TO RESPOND AND INADEQUATE CROSS WIND CONTROL ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND TAXIWAY SIGN. THE CFI COMMANDED THE STUDENT TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 840 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

WIND AT THE TIME, REPORTED BY THE STUDENT (FROM THE AWOS), WAS WIND FROM 250° AT 12 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS.