# Accident 20230206001179A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Goldsboro, NC, February 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2023, 17:50 local time
- Place: Goldsboro, NC
- Airport: Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4646° N, 77.9609° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4646&lon=-77.9609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116CL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116CL) (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-200 (registry code 17021, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230206001179A

## Narrative

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

WIND WAS 3-4 KNOTS FOR THE SOLO FLIGHT.  THE STUDENT PERFORMED 5 PATTERNS AND LANDINGS SOLO. AFTER THE FIFTH PATTERN AND LANDING ON ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT YAWED ABOUT 30-40 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND BANKED RIGHT ABOUT 20 DEGREES. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE FROM THE SPAR ATTACH POINT, THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROTATED ABOUT 135 DEGREES AND CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 ERA23LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA125), Feb 6, 2023: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (N116CL), Pikeville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N116CL (1)

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

- [Incident 20201014016979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201014016979I), Oct 14, 2020: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N116CL), Goldsboro, NC, Minor damage. Flight instructor [privacy data omitted] stated that during a simulated soft field takeoff in which the student pilot [privacy data omitted] was on the…

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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