20221011011099I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Smithfield, NC · October 11, 2022

Date
October 11, 2022 · 19:50 local
Place
Smithfield, NC
Airport
Johnston County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
8BLS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N470BL
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
380 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

At approximately 7:50 p.m. EDT on 10/11/2022 the above aircraft overran rwy 21. The overrun occurred as the PIC (CFI) and student pilot performed a takeoff from rwy 21. At around 300 feet they experienced a sudden "jolt" and engine power dropped to 50% and subsequently down to 35%. The PIC elected to attempt to land on the remaining runway. The touched down with about 200 feet of runway left and were unable to stop before departed the end of rwy 21. Aircraft suffered only a flight RH main tire from excessive braking on the attempted stop. This incident was investigated iaw FAA order 8900.1, volume 7, chapter 1, section 2.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:50 P.M. EDT ON 10/11/2022 THE ABOVE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN RWY 21. THE OVERRUN OCCURRED AS THE PIC (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED A TAKEOFF FROM RWY 21. AT AROUND 300 FEET THEY EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN "JOLT" AND ENGINE POWER DROPPED TO 50% AND SUBSEQUENTLY DOWN TO 35%. THE PIC ELECTED TO ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE TOUCHED DOWN WITH ABOUT 200 FEET OF RUNWAY LEFT AND WERE UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE DEPARTED THE END OF RWY 21. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ONLY A FLIGHT RH MAIN TIRE FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKING ON THE ATTEMPTED STOP. THIS INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED IAW FAA ORDER 8900.1, VOLUME 7, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 2.