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FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Cleburne, TX · May 17, 2025

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Date
May 17, 2025 · 15:18 local
Place
Cleburne, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37VK
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42
Reported engine
Thielert TAE-125-02-99
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,317 total286 in this make and model318 in the last 90 days
N37VKRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42S/N 42.056 · Built 2005Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42Engine modelThielert TAE-125-02-99Reciprocating

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What happened

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

The intructor and student left arlington and flew to Cleburne to do takeoffs and landings. On a subsequent takeoff the instructor gave the student a simulated engine failure.

After the student went through the procedures of securing the engine, the instructor gave the student simulated zero thrust.

The instructor and student said once they were established on final, the approach was uneventful until the airplane was landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

THE INTRUCTOR AND STUDENT LEFT ARLINGTON AND FLEW TO CLEBURNE TO DO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON A SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF THE INSTRUCTOR GAVE THE STUDENT A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE.

AFTER THE STUDENT WENT THROUGH THE PROCEDURES OF SECURING THE ENGINE, THE INSTRUCTOR GAVE THE STUDENT SIMULATED ZERO THRUST.

THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT SAID ONCE THEY WERE ESTABLISHED ON FINAL, THE APPROACH WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED GEAR UP.