# Accident 20220509011899A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 42, Lehighton, PA, May 9, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2022, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: G7WA
- Location: 40.8095° N, 75.7615° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8095&lon=-75.7615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N988JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988JA-2023-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 (registry code 2990104, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42) (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 42
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-M1A+
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,970 total, 175 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220509011899A

## Narrative

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

THE CREW ?WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT IN A DA42 NORTHWEST OF ALLENTOWN PA.  ATC REQUIRED US TO MAINTAIN BELOW 5000 FOR TRAFFIC.  WE CONDUCTED A SIMULATED ENGINE SECURING DRILL.  WE FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST AND SUCCESSFULLY SECURED THE RIGHT ENGINE.  DURING THE PROCESS WE LOST A FEW HUNDRED FEET.

USING THE CHECKLIST WE INITIATED RESTART PROCEDURES. THE RESTART PROCEDURE TOOK SOME TIME TO COMPLETE.  WE SLOWLY INCREASED MANIFOLD PRESSURE IN ORDER TO KEEP SHOCK COOLING TO A MINIMUM.  AS WE SLOWLY ADVANCED THE THROTTLE IT BECAME APPARENT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER, ONLY WINDMILLING.

WE TRIED TO GET THE ENGINE FUNCTIONING BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS.  WE WERE NOW DESCENDING AND ABEAM THE RIDGE TOPS, AND BELIEVED OUR ONLY OPTION WAS AN OFF FIELD LANDING. WE SELECTED A FIELD AND EXECUTED OUR LANDING.  TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH AND UNDER CONTROL.  WE SLID INTO A DITCH BY THE SIDE OF A CROSSING ROAD AND THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED.  WE SHUTDOWN THE FUEL AND MASTER AND EXITED 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 ERA22LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA237), May 9, 2022: Diamond DA42 (N988JA), Lehighton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight and his failure to secure the right engine following an unsuccessful engine restart attempt, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to…

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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