20231222018859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Columbus, IN · December 22, 2023

Date
December 22, 2023 · 10:15 local
Place
Columbus, IN
Airport
Columbus Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
1L7S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N941L
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4-A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
883 total816 in this make and model137 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot in command was a CFI working with a student on takeoff procedures. During take off the student began to drift towards the left side of the runway. Pic/cfi instructed the student to correct the drift and return to the centerline. The student pilot input the incorrect (left) rudder and brake input. Pic/cfi took control of the aircraft and was unable to regain control of the aircraft before exiting the left side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT IN COMMAND WAS A CFI WORKING WITH A STUDENT ON TAKEOFF PROCEDURES. DURING TAKE OFF THE STUDENT BEGAN TO DRIFT TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PIC/CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO CORRECT THE DRIFT AND RETURN TO THE CENTERLINE. THE STUDENT PILOT INPUT THE INCORRECT (LEFT) RUDDER AND BRAKE INPUT. PIC/CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE EXITING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.