# Accident 20210515009729A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Paris, ID, May 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2021, 19:40 local time
- Place: Paris, ID
- Airport: Bear Lake County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2477° N, 111.3509° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2477&lon=-111.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321PF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321PF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 54 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210515009729A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM SPANISH FORK UTAH (KSPK) AT 1840 MST DESTINED FOR PARIS IDAHO (1U7).  ON STABLE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) INDUCED A HARD LANDING.  THE PIC ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO NOT RUN OFF THE RUNWAY WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING.  DURING THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO AGGRESSIVELY YAW TO THE LEFT WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND FLEW OVER SEVERAL DITCHES BEFORE LANDING IN A FIELD TO THE EAST OF THE RUNWAY.  DURING THESE EVENTS, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS SHOVED UP THROUGH THE LEFT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR21LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA198), May 16, 2021: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N321PF), Paris, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a bounced landing, loss of directional control and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N321PF (1)

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

- [Accident 20220423005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220423005739A), Apr 23, 2022: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N321PF), Cedar City, UT, Destroyed, 4 fatal. On 04/23/2022 N321PF a Diamond star DA-40 departed kcdc at 1634 with four persons on board (POB). At approximately 1648 the aircraft crashed into the side of…

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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