# Accident 20241002019109A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Mesa, AZ, October 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2024, 15:50 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Mesa Falcon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4603° N, 111.7273° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4603&lon=-111.7273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4199M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4199M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241002019109A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 2, 2024, A DA40 AIRCRAFT WITH 2 INSTRUCTORS ABOARD BOUNCED DURING LANDING, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY HARD ENOUGH TO RESULT IN A BOUNCE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND BOUNCE. AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE CREW ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND BUT IT WAS STARTED TOO LATE. THE DA20 MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY A THIRD TIME THAT RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING.

NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY.

## 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 WPR25LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA009), Oct 2, 2024: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (N4199M), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airspeed during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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