# Incident 20191220019779I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Colorado Spring, CO, December 20, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2019, 16:55 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N359JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N359JP) (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 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191220019779I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 20, 2019 THE PIC AND CFI DEPARTED KCOS TO PRACTICE COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS AND MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ALL WERE NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. THE LAST TAKEOFF WAS A SHORT FIELD WHICH UPON ROTATION A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND 17R WHEN THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN A DRAGGING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE NOSE CONTINUED TO LOWER AND SOON DESCENDED BELOW NORMAL LANDING ATTITUDE IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER ROD FRACTURED AT THE AT THE DRILLED HOLE FOR THE ROLL PIN. DAMAGE INCLUDED THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND EXHAUST PIPE.

## Other reports on N359JP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20131118023239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131118023239I), Nov 18, 2013: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 20-C1 (N359JP), Rolla, MO, Minor damage. Student pilot departed fort leonard wood airport (ktbn) for Rolla Downtown (K07) at 09:35 central standard time. Pilot reported that the winds at ktbn on…
- [Incident 20061128028279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061128028279I), Nov 28, 2006: Diamon DA20C1 (N359JP), Half Moon Bay, CA, Minor damage. (-23) While on a solo training flight from san carlos airport (sql) to Half Moon Bay Airport (haf), the pilot attempted to land the aircraft on runway 30. The…

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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