# Accident 20200911013049A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Fillmore, UT, September 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2020, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fillmore, UT
- Airport: Fillmore Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9581° N, 112.3631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9581&lon=-112.3631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802CT-2022-05-28) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200911013049A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT STATED AS HE DESCENDED INTO GROUND EFFECT, HE FAILED TO FLARE AT APPROPRIATE TIME. STATED HE REMEMBERED TOUCHING DOWN MUCH SOONER. STATED HIS FRONT TIRE HIT FIRST, RATHER THAN MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND TOUCHING DOWN NOSE FIRST, PUT HIM IN A PROPOSE MOTION.

STUDENT PILOT STATED DID NOT IMMEDIATELY CHOOSE TO EXECUTE GO AROUND, WHICH THIS ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. STATED AT THIS POINT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND, STATED HE FAILED TO TAKE OUT ONE NOTCH OUT OF FLAPS.

AFTER ALL THAT WAS STATED BY STUDENT PILOT ROLLED OFF RUNWAY OVER CORRECTED AND RAN INTO FILED, SHARPLY TURNING AND BREAKING OFF RIGHT MAIN GEAR. STATED AFTER AIRCRAFT STOPPED HE SHUT OFF AIRCRAFT AND EXITED UNHURT.

## 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 WPR20CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA305), Sep 11, 2020: Diamond DA20 (N802CT), Fillmore, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and delayed remedial action to abort the landing, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control, runway excursion and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N802CT (1)

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

- [Accident 20100630039549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100630039549A), Jun 30, 2010: Diamond Air DA 20-C1 (N802CT), Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot reported right brake failure after landing. Subsequent inspection revealed the aircraft had a hard landing.

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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