# Accident 20200401003869A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG, Flagler, FL, April 1, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2020, 08:45 local time
- Place: Flagler, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.4653° N, 81.2078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4653&lon=-81.2078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG (registry code 2990105, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4 series (registry code 06400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 42 NG
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,439 total, 583 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200401003869A

## Narrative

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

DURING THIS INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE CREW WAS PRACTICING SIMULATED IN-FLIGHT ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES. AFTER COMPLETING THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES THE CREW ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES FOR A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH INTO RUNWAY 29 INTO FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT. WHEN THE STUDENT REDUCE THE POWER AND START THE FLAIR THE AIRCRAFT STARTED YAWING. WHEN HE COULDN'T RECOVER, HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. AT THAT TIME THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE BUT WASN'T ABLE TO RECUPERATE AND THE AIRPLANE ENDED ABOUT 250 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY ON THE GRASS.

## 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 ERA20CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA143), Apr 1, 2020: Diamond DA42 (N311ER), Palm Coast, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airplane control during a simulated engine failure landing and subsequent attempted go-around in gusting crosswind conditions and the flight…

## Other reports on N311ER (1)

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

- [Incident 20181101021349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181101021349I), Nov 1, 2018: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG (N311ER), Daytona, FL, No damage. 1) Bird strike reported on nose at takeoff. Take off was then aborted. Airframe: Visually inspected nose and surrounding area of the aircraft. No defects were…

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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