20241228018689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Monticello, IA · December 28, 2024

Date
December 28, 2024 · 15:00 local
Place
Monticello, IA
Airport
Monticello Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N478SA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN25LA066
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4-A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
495 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.

After initial touchdown deer appeared on runway. Applied full brakes, tires skidding, struck deer with propeller and left wing.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN DEER APPEARED ON RUNWAY. APPLIED FULL BRAKES, TIRES SKIDDING, STRUCK DEER WITH PROPELLER AND LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.