# Incident 20230219003479I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, North Charlesto, SC, February 19, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2023, 11:30 local time
- Place: North Charlesto, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8546° N, 79.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8546&lon=-79.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N650LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N650LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (registry code 2990014, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4-A (registry code 06402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 NG
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4-A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230219003479I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 19, 2023 AT 1030 HOURS (LOCAL),^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A DIAMOND, DA-40 STRUCK A TRAFFIC CONE IN THE SIGNATURE AVIATION PARKING AREA CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP.  THE INSTRUCTOR ALONG WITH THE STUDENT PERFORMED A NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT OF THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  UPON INITIAL BRAKE CHECK THE INSTRUCTOR ADDED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT TO START MOVING FORWARD WHEN THE PROP CONTACTED A TRAFFIC CONE THAT WAS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REFUELED.  THE REFUELER FAILED TO REMOVE THE CONE UPON COMPLETION OF REFUELING ACTIVITIES.  THE TRAFFIC CONE WAS NOT NOTICED BY THE INSTRUCTOR DURING THE PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N650LA (1)

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

- [Incident 20240526008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240526008939I), May 26, 2024: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG (N650LA), Charleston, SC, No damage. Eon-dra message text: Charleston, SC (chs): [privacy data omitted], DA40, chs-aqx, departed runway 21, and once airborne, the pilot reported that the canopy…

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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