# Accident 20240605006549A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Southampton, NJ, June 5, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2024, 15:40 local time
- Place: Southampton, NJ
- Airport: Red Lion
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9044° N, 74.7491° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9044&lon=-74.7491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208DB-2026-04-08) (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 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,805 total, 347 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240605006549A

## Narrative

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

WHILE THE CFI/PILOT IN COMMAND WAS DEMONSTRATING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE DURING A RENTAL CHECKOUT TO A PROSPECTIVE RENTER PILOT AT A PRIVATE USE AIRPORT HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BELOW 75' AGL WHERE HE ENCOUNTERED AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY.  HE WAS UNABLE TO INITIATE RECOVERY AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED 150' AND STOPPED OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE.  DAMAGE INCLUDED A BENT FIREWALL AND SHEARING OFF OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.

## 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 ERA24LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA247), Jun 5, 2024: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (N208DB), Southampton Township, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a low approach and subsequent go-around in turbulent wind conditions.

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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