# Accident 20220326003359A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Spanish Fork, UT, March 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2022, 13:01 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1452° N, 111.6652° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1452&lon=-111.6652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N976PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976PA) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220326003359A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA131), Mar 26, 2022: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (N976PA), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with gusting wind.

## Other reports on N976PA (1)

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

- [Incident 20200819013429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200819013429I), Aug 19, 2020: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N976PA), Spanish Fork, UT, Minor damage. Pilot 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…

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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