# Incident 20230926017629I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, Provo, UT, September 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2023, 20:17 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Airport: Provo Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2192° N, 111.7234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PROVO MUNI (PVU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2192&lon=-111.7234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N749DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N749DS) (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: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 117 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230926017629I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF TEN SOLO NIGHT TOWERED LANDINGS. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED 5 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS SUCCESSFULLY. ON THE SIXTH TOUCH AND GO LANDING AS THE PILOT WAS DESCENDING AND WAS ALMOST IN GROUND EFFECT, SHE BRIEFLY LOOKED INTO THE COCKPIT TO ENSURE PROPER AIRSPEED AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADING INDICATOR HAD FAILED AND THAT THE PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY WAS FLICKERING. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT TOO FLAT WHICH CAUSED IT TO PORPOISE THREE TIMES AND A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE PILOT THEN REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. WHEN THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND DISEMBARKED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER HAD STRUCK THE GROUND, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT COUNSELING IS RECOMMENDED AS THE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED INSPECTIONS RECORDS ARE CURRENT.

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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