20210125003269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Van Nuys, CA · January 25, 2021

Date: January 25, 2021 · 10:40 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Airport: Van Nuys
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N199TS
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42
Reported engine: Thielert TAE-125-01
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,100 total

N199TSRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42S/N 42.AC003 · Built 2006 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 Engine modelThielert TAE-125-01Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was operating as a part 91 and being used as a multi-engine trainer. The pilot receiving instruction was at the controls. The aircraft landed on runway 34L at Van Nuys (vny). Weather was VFR, winds 330 degrees @ 09 KTS, gusting to 15KTS. Upon landing roll-out, the aircraft started drifting to the left. The flight instructor (CFI) took over the controls initially believing there was a flat tire. After a few moments, the left wing started lowering to the ground. This was described by the CFI as a ?gradual collapse?. The aircraft came to a stop with the left wing resting on the ground. There were no injuries. The CFI indicated there were no indications of an abnormal situation; the landing was smooth and tracking straight down the runway. Upon inspection, the left-hand main landing gear had partially collapsed inward. The over-center mechanism was in place and the hydraulic actuator fully extended.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING AS A PART 91 AND BEING USED AS A MULTI-ENGINE TRAINER. THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WAS AT THE CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 34L AT VAN NUYS (VNY). WEATHER WAS VFR, WINDS 330 DEGREES @ 09 KTS, GUSTING TO 15KTS. UPON LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS INITIALLY BELIEVING THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE LEFT WING STARTED LOWERING TO THE GROUND. THIS WAS DESCRIBED BY THE CFI AS A ?GRADUAL COLLAPSE?. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH THE LEFT WING RESTING ON THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CFI INDICATED THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF AN ABNORMAL SITUATION; THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND TRACKING STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY. UPON INSPECTION, THE LEFT-HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD PARTIALLY COLLAPSED INWARD. THE OVER-CENTER MECHANISM WAS IN PLACE AND THE HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR FULLY EXTENDED.

Other reports on N199TS · 1

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

Incident 20080427836779IClimb · Lakewood, CA(-23) Diamond DA42, departed Long Beach, CA, airport on an instructional flight and lost the aft passenger door that struck the roof of a house at [privacy data omitted] and came to rest in the driveway at 261550PDT. No ground damage or injuries reported.…Apr 27, 2008 · Minor damage