# Incident 20210306004649I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Salisbury, NC, March 6, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2021, 08:30 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Airport: Mid-Carolina Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6459° N, 80.5203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MID-CAROLINA RGNL (RUQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6459&lon=-80.5203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N526DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N526DS) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 406 total, 368 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210306004649I

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRMEN WAS DOING HIS LAST PRACTICE FLIGHT PRIOR TO HIS COMMERCIAL ASEL CHECK-RIDE.  HIS INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE BY PULLING THE MIXTURE AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO STEEP SPIRAL OVER THE FIELD AND LAND.  WHILE ON APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED ENOUGH TO DIMINISH THE FLIGHT CONTROL RESPONSE.  THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT STALL BUT BECAME SLOW ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE LEFT WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP AND AILERON.  THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND CONTINUED THE LANDING.

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## Other reports on N526DS (1)

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

- [Incident 20211125019859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211125019859I), Nov 25, 2021: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N526DS), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Bird strike wildlife 5200-7 submitted Reference report #2021-12-06-151016.

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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