# Incident 20210427002039I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Pueblo, CO, April 27, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operator: 5DOS
- Location: 38.2899° N, 104.4980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PUEBLO MEML (PUB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2899&lon=-104.4980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N955DA) (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-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240-B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210427002039I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A LANDING ON 8L AT KPUB. THE PILOT BEGAN THE FLARE TOO EARLY. DURING THE FLARE, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN ON THE RUNWAY FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VEER TO THE RIGHT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER, STUDENT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE FOR A GO AROUND. IMMEDIATELY, THE GO AROUND MANEUVER WAS ABORTED. THE PILOT BEGAN TO CORRECT FOR THE VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND OVER CORRECTED LEFT. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.

VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT FLAP, NO OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N955DA (1)

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

- [Incident 20170711015399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170711015399I), Jul 11, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N955DA), Colorado Spring, CO, No damage. While performing a check flight after replacement of the throttle body the aircraft lost power and the pilot landed in a field approx 1 mile from the runway.…

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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