# Incident 20240409003129I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Pueblo, CO, April 9, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2024, 09:45 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 5DOS
- Location: 38.2899° N, 104.4980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PUEBLO MEML (PUB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2899&lon=-104.4980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N994DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N994DA-2024-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240-B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240409003129I

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.  HE BALLOONED WHILE LANDING AND LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL WHICH COLLAPSED.  HE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS WITH THE CHIEF PILOT AND OTHER SENIOR INSTRUCTORS.

HE SUBSEQUENTLY COMPLETED HIS SOLO AND GRADUATED FROM THE FLIGHT PROGRAM.

## Other reports on N994DA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240409022479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240409022479I), Apr 9, 2024: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N994DA), Pueblo, CO, Minor damage. Pilot was performing student solo. He porposed on his landing and damaged the nose-gear upon landing. Student pilot received was counseled, received additional…

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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