# Incident 20231222018859I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Columbus, IN, December 22, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2023, 10:15 local time
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Columbus Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 1L7S
- Location: 39.2619° N, 85.8963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBUS MUNI (BAK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2619&lon=-85.8963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N941L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N941L) (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, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 883 total, 816 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231222018859I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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