# Incident 20211125019859I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Kissimmee, FL, November 25, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2021, 10:45 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Gateway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2898° N, 81.4371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KISSIMMEE GATEWAY (ISM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2898&lon=-81.4371&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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-M1A+
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 526 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211125019859I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE WILDLIFE 5200-7 SUBMITTED

REFERENCE REPORT #2021-12-06-151016.

## Other reports on N526DS (1)

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

- [Incident 20210306004649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210306004649I), Mar 6, 2021: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (N526DS), Salisbury, NC, Minor damage. 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…

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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