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FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Winder, GA · August 12, 2024

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Date
August 12, 2024 · 11:45 local
Place
Winder, GA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N361DA
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
Reported engine
Continental IO-240 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total800 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N361DARegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0301 · Built 2004Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1Engine modelContinental IO-240 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot was doing a mock checkride in preparation for a private pilot checkride with an instructor. During the takeoff, both pilots felt a bump at rotation. The plane behind them advised that they had lost the nose wheel. A low pass verified the lack of a nose wheel. Instructor elected to return to their home base. There they also performed a low pass to verify the lack of a nose wheel. Instructor performed the landing. The nose gear eventfully collasped but the aircraft remained on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS DOING A MOCK CHECKRIDE IN PREPARATION FOR A PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE WITH AN INSTRUCTOR. DURING THE TAKEOFF, BOTH PILOTS FELT A BUMP AT ROTATION. THE PLANE BEHIND THEM ADVISED THAT THEY HAD LOST THE NOSE WHEEL. A LOW PASS VERIFIED THE LACK OF A NOSE WHEEL. INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME BASE. THERE THEY ALSO PERFORMED A LOW PASS TO VERIFY THE LACK OF A NOSE WHEEL. INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED THE LANDING. THE NOSE GEAR EVENTFULLY COLLASPED BUT THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY.