20241006015549I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Lexington, KY · October 6, 2024

Date
October 6, 2024 · 11:45 local
Place
Lexington, KY
Airport
Blue Grass
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N236DS
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-M1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,482 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On a planned go-around, pilot applied full power and received a visual and audible warning for an alternator issue, with an over-voltage indication. A full-stop was requested for rwy 22. While in landing pattern, engine lost power and stalled, the pilot realized an immediate landing was needed and with the power loss, the current approved landing was not feasible. Pilot requested landing on rwy 9 which was closer and when turning for final, a slight tailwind increased sink rate and decreased lift, which caused the aircraft to overshoot centerline. Pilot chose to make a forced landing in the Grass alongside rwy 9, and using control inputs lined up with rwy centerline while landing the aircraft in the selected area.

As the FAA filed it

ON A PLANNED GO-AROUND, PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND RECEIVED A VISUAL AND AUDIBLE WARNING FOR AN ALTERNATOR ISSUE, WITH AN OVER-VOLTAGE INDICATION. A FULL-STOP WAS REQUESTED FOR RWY 22. WHILE IN LANDING PATTERN, ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED, THE PILOT REALIZED AN IMMEDIATE LANDING WAS NEEDED AND WITH THE POWER LOSS, THE CURRENT APPROVED LANDING WAS NOT FEASIBLE. PILOT REQUESTED LANDING ON RWY 9 WHICH WAS CLOSER AND WHEN TURNING FOR FINAL, A SLIGHT TAILWIND INCREASED SINK RATE AND DECREASED LIFT, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO OVERSHOOT CENTERLINE. PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN THE GRASS ALONGSIDE RWY 9, AND USING CONTROL INPUTS LINED UP WITH RWY CENTERLINE WHILE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT IN THE SELECTED AREA.