# Accident 20230317022339A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Winnemucca, NV, March 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Airport: Winnemucca Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8966° N, 117.8059° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8966&lon=-117.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N326AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N326AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (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 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-M1A+
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 24 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230317022339A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PIC LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DUE TO LIGHT TURBULENCE DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN THE WEEDS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR23LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA133), Mar 17, 2023: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (N326AF), Winnemucca, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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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