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FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Spanish Fork, UT · March 26, 2022

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Date
March 26, 2022 · 13:01 local
Place
Spanish Fork, UT
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N976PA
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR22LA131
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
Reported engine
Continental IO-240-B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total80 in this make and model
N976PARegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0376Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1Engine modelContinental IO-240-BReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 3/26/2022, the newly rated pilot was giving his friend a ride in the airplane. On departure winds were about 8 knots down the runway. After flying around for about 1.5 hours, they returned to the airport for landing and received the weather report the winds were 240 at about 11 gusting to 18, a 60 degree crosswind near the aircrafts maximum crosswind limitation. The passenger reported the pilot talked to him about the aircraft wind limitations and decided to see if he could land. On the pilot?s first attempt, he made a low approach without touching down. The second attempt resulted in one wheel touching down before deciding he needed to go around. The pilot decided to attempt ?one last time? To land, and if unable to go to the provo airport. At 1301 mtd, on his third attempt, he decided to go around when he was h by a gust of wind raising the left wing, causing the right main wheel and wing to touch the runway. The aircraft turned and went off the runway hitting a ditch resulting in the aircraft to flip over. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the occupants received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 3/26/2022, THE NEWLY RATED PILOT WAS GIVING HIS FRIEND A RIDE IN THE AIRPLANE. ON DEPARTURE WINDS WERE ABOUT 8 KNOTS DOWN THE RUNWAY. AFTER FLYING AROUND FOR ABOUT 1.5 HOURS, THEY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING AND RECEIVED THE WEATHER REPORT THE WINDS WERE 240 AT ABOUT 11 GUSTING TO 18, A 60 DEGREE CROSSWIND NEAR THE AIRCRAFTS MAXIMUM CROSSWIND LIMITATION. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THE PILOT TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT WIND LIMITATIONS AND DECIDED TO SEE IF HE COULD LAND. ON THE PILOT?S FIRST ATTEMPT, HE MADE A LOW APPROACH WITHOUT TOUCHING DOWN. THE SECOND ATTEMPT RESULTED IN ONE WHEEL TOUCHING DOWN BEFORE DECIDING HE NEEDED TO GO AROUND. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT ?ONE LAST TIME? TO LAND, AND IF UNABLE TO GO TO THE PROVO AIRPORT. AT 1301 MTD, ON HIS THIRD ATTEMPT, HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND WHEN HE WAS H BY A GUST OF WIND RAISING THE LEFT WING, CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND WING TO TOUCH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY HITTING A DITCH RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR22LA131Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSpanish Fork, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with gusting wind.Mar 26, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N976PA · 1

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

Incident 20200819013429IDescent · Spanish Fork, UTPilot was on descent when the engine started to run rough. The engine stopped running when the throttle was applied. The pilot landed the aircraft in a field and hit a berm causing minor damage.Aug 19, 2020 · Minor damage