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FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · North Las Vegas, NV · August 9, 2022

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Date
August 9, 2022 · 17:57 local
Place
North Las Vegas, NV
Airport
North Las Vegas Regional Airpo
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N169PS
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,231 total10 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N169PSRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0169Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1

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What happened

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

Las Vegas, NV (vgt): privacy data omitted, DA20, VFR, was cleared to land RWY12R. Returning to kvgt from cross-country solo flight. The student pilot received clearance to land on RWY12R with weather advisory of wind from 190 at 09 KTS with gust 16 KTS. ATC offered to land on RWY25. The student pilot declined alternate runway.

During approach the pilot lost control on landing. The student pilot reported strong wind gusts caused porpoising. The aircraft landed nose first when the nose gear hit hard and the propeler stuck the runway. The aircraft continued off RWY12R into the dirt when a large cloud of dust was seen as privacy data omittedskid off RWY12R.

Witness marks indicated that the aircraft bounced about 2/3 distance across taxiway alpha as pilot stated. Began skidding again on taxiway pavement into the dirt between RWY12R and taxiway delta. About 20 feet into the dirt area the propeller struck a second time into the dirt. Aircraft continue to skid through a taxi light fixture before sliding to a full-stop missng a second light.

Damage to one taxi light and the student pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

LAS VEGAS, NV (VGT): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DA20, VFR, WAS CLEARED TO LAND RWY12R. RETURNING TO KVGT FROM CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RWY12R WITH WEATHER ADVISORY OF WIND FROM 190 AT 09 KTS WITH GUST 16 KTS. ATC OFFERED TO LAND ON RWY25. THE STUDENT PILOT DECLINED ALTERNATE RUNWAY.

DURING APPROACH THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED STRONG WIND GUSTS CAUSED PORPOISING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE FIRST WHEN THE NOSE GEAR HIT HARD AND THE PROPELER STUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF RWY12R INTO THE DIRT WHEN A LARGE CLOUD OF DUST WAS SEEN AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SKID OFF RWY12R.

WITNESS MARKS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ABOUT 2/3 DISTANCE ACROSS TAXIWAY ALPHA AS PILOT STATED. BEGAN SKIDDING AGAIN ON TAXIWAY PAVEMENT INTO THE DIRT BETWEEN RWY12R AND TAXIWAY DELTA. ABOUT 20 FEET INTO THE DIRT AREA THE PROPELLER STRUCK A SECOND TIME INTO THE DIRT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO SKID THROUGH A TAXI LIGHT FIXTURE BEFORE SLIDING TO A FULL-STOP MISSNG A SECOND LIGHT.

DAMAGE TO ONE TAXI LIGHT AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.