What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 25, 2022 iic smith received a call that N974DA, a DA-20 had landed short of and left of the runway at kfcs. There were no injuries. The aircraft training company (cae) safety officer was on scene and would send pictures. The FAA was unable to be on-site until January 26, 2022 due to weather. General description of the event: N974DA was in the pattern with one other aircraft. 975DA and was doing a straight-in approach to rwy 31 with the plan to do touch-and-go landings then continue with right traffic. The aircraft, with the student pilot at the controls, overshot the final approach and was correcting back to the runway. Engine power was near idle for landing. Winds at the time of the occurrence were heading nne at 20 knots gusting to 25 knots. Airspeed was 60 knots indicated airspeed, (between 40-50 knots ground speed according to radar data). The ip/pic stated that there was no mechanical issues with the aircraft. At approximately 200 feet above ground level the aircraft began a rapid descent. The instructor pilot took the controls and added full power and increased pitch to climb the aircraft. The descent slowed but continued. The aircraft struck the ground with the left wing and landing gear first. The nose landing gear collapsed and became detached from the aircraft. The propeller struck the ground and splintered. The aircraft came to rest short and left of the runway. The right landing gear buckled under the aircraft. There were no injuries (pilots went to medical facility for check out and drug and alcohol testing- according to cae safety officer). NTSB determined there was substantial damage to the aircraft based on the pictures. This was a part 61 flight training. Student was in the 300 block with this being the 5th flight. FAA team arrived on January 26, 2022. Substantial damage to the aircraft was confirmed. Aircraft engine was broken from the mounts due to impact. Left wing tip was damaged. Control continuity was confirmed for all controls. Propeller appeared to be making power upon impact and subsequent shattering. No indications of inflight breakup. No indications of inflight damage or malfunctions. No pre or post-crash fire. No indications of alcohol or drugs in ip/pic or sp blood samples.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 25, 2022 IIC SMITH RECEIVED A CALL THAT N974DA, A DA-20 HAD LANDED SHORT OF AND LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AT KFCS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT TRAINING COMPANY (CAE) SAFETY OFFICER WAS ON SCENE AND WOULD SEND PICTURES. THE FAA WAS UNABLE TO BE ON-SITE UNTIL JANUARY 26, 2022 DUE TO WEATHER. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT: N974DA WAS IN THE PATTERN WITH ONE OTHER AIRCRAFT. 975DA AND WAS DOING A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RWY 31 WITH THE PLAN TO DO TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS THEN CONTINUE WITH RIGHT TRAFFIC. THE AIRCRAFT, WITH THE STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS, OVERSHOT THE FINAL APPROACH AND WAS CORRECTING BACK TO THE RUNWAY. ENGINE POWER WAS NEAR IDLE FOR LANDING. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE WERE HEADING NNE AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. AIRSPEED WAS 60 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED, (BETWEEN 40-50 KNOTS GROUND SPEED ACCORDING TO RADAR DATA). THE IP/PIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ADDED FULL POWER AND INCREASED PITCH TO CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT. THE DESCENT SLOWED BUT CONTINUED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR FIRST. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND BECAME DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND SPLINTERED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SHORT AND LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BUCKLED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES (PILOTS WENT TO MEDICAL FACILITY FOR CHECK OUT AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING- ACCORDING TO CAE SAFETY OFFICER). NTSB DETERMINED THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BASED ON THE PICTURES. THIS WAS A PART 61 FLIGHT TRAINING. STUDENT WAS IN THE 300 BLOCK WITH THIS BEING THE 5TH FLIGHT. FAA TEAM ARRIVED ON JANUARY 26, 2022. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIRMED. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS BROKEN FROM THE MOUNTS DUE TO IMPACT. LEFT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED FOR ALL CONTROLS. PROPELLER APPEARED TO BE MAKING POWER UPON IMPACT AND SUBSEQUENT SHATTERING. NO INDICATIONS OF INFLIGHT BREAKUP. NO INDICATIONS OF INFLIGHT DAMAGE OR MALFUNCTIONS. NO PRE OR POST-CRASH FIRE. NO INDICATIONS OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IN IP/PIC OR SP BLOOD SAMPLES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.