# Accident 20201109015299A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Mesa, AZ, November 9, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2020, 07:20 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: B4VS
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4117H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4117H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ (registry code 41869, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-M1A+
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201109015299A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/09/2020 AT 07:20 AM AIRCRAFT N4117H WAS TAXIING TOWARD THE "HIGLEY RAMP" AT FALCON FIELD AZ. WHEN THE RIGHT HAND WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CAGE OF A SKIP LOADER THAT WAS WORKING INSIDE THE BARRIERS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 22L AND 22R. WHEN  THE WING HIT THE CAGE THE OPERATOR JUMPED OUT OF THE SKIP LOADER AND INJURED HIS LEG , HE CRAWLED AWAY FROM THE SKIP LOADER JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK THE CAGE WITH THE PROPELLER , THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FELL IN THE HOLE THAT THE TRACTOR WAS DIGGING. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND WING WERE IT HIT THE TRACTOR.

CAE WILL REQUIRE THE STUDENT TO DO THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL TRAINING PRIOR TO RECEIVING HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE

?	AOPA DO THE RIGHT THING COURSE,

?	2 HR GROUND BRIEFING COVERING ADM, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, COCKPIT MANAGEMENT,

?	READ THE TAXI SECTION OF THE AIRPLANE FLYING HANDBOOK AND CREATE A PPT PRESENTATION ON HOW TO PROPERLY TAXI WHILE SURROUNDED BY CONTSTRUCTION NOTAMS.

?	REMEDIAL FLIGHT TO A LOCAL TOWERED AIRPORT WITH CONSTRUCTION NOTAMS TO DUE TAXI BACKS WHILE ALSO EXECUTING PROPERLY THE VFR APPROACH BRIEF WHICH INCLUDES THREAT MANAGEMENT ( BRIEF NOTAMS AND THREATS YOU WILL PROCEED TO ENCOUNTER WHILE TAXIING)

RLW

## 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 WPR21LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA042), Nov 9, 2020: Diamond DA40 (N4117H), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with a vehicle while taxiing.

## Other reports on N4117H (1)

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

- [Incident 20160819014439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160819014439I), Aug 19, 2016: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N4117H), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Rear cabin door seperated from the aicraft shortly after take off. The door ws recovered by the schools personnel that night.

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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