# Accident 20240321003029A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 NG, Coolidge, AZ, March 21, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2024, 10:00 local time
- Place: Coolidge, AZ
- Airport: Coolidge Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9375° N, 111.4258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9375&lon=-111.4258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N755LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N755LA) (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: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,471 total, 425 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240321003029A

## Narrative

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

NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN OPERATIONS WERE USED FOR RUNWAY 5.  THE BASE TO FINAL TURN WAS STABLE, AIRSPEED NORMAL APPROACH SPEED OF 75 KNOTS. FLAPS SELECTED TO LANDING POSITION ON HALF MILE FINAL. AIRSPEED WAS 70 KNOTS OVER THE THRESHOLD. STUDENT LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY HIGH FOR A NORMAL LANDING. INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO LOWER NOSE AND ADD POWER TO CORRECT FOR SLOW AIRSPEED. STUDENT CORRECTED TO A NORMAL LANDING ATTITUDE AND BEGAN A NORMAL FLARE FOR LANDING. A WIND GUST FROM BEHIND AND FROM THE RIGHT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. STUDENT CORRECTED WITH POSITIVE PITCH AND RIGHT ROLL CONTROL ALLOWING THE AIRSPEED TO DECREASE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT WING DOWN ALLOWING IT TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY BOUNCING THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE AIR. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY GAINING CONTROL AND BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP TO TAXI TO THE RAMP FOR INSPECTION.

## 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 WPR24LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA116), Mar 21, 2024: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG (N755LA), Coolidge, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing in gusty wind conditions. Contributing, was the failure of the flight instructor to intervene in a timely manner.

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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