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FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA40 F · Logan, UT · March 5, 2021

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Date
March 5, 2021 · 13:15 local
Place
Logan, UT
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N422FP
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA40 F
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
27 total27 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N422FPRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA40 FS/N 40.FC022 · Built 2006Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA40 FEngine modelLycoming O-360-A4M4 cycle

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What happened

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

On March 5, 2021, the student pilot was performing his first takeoff on a supervised solo. During the takeoff roll, the student realized his flaps were not set correctly, and elected to abort. During the process, the student selected the flap position for takeoff, and pulled the throttle back to idle. In doing so the pilot lost control and veered off the runway causing minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 5, 2021, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS FIRST TAKEOFF ON A SUPERVISED SOLO. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE STUDENT REALIZED HIS FLAPS WERE NOT SET CORRECTLY, AND ELECTED TO ABORT. DURING THE PROCESS, THE STUDENT SELECTED THE FLAP POSITION FOR TAKEOFF, AND PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE. IN DOING SO THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.