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FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Traverse City, MI · June 21, 2025

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Date
June 21, 2025 · 17:22 local
Place
Traverse City, MI
Airport
Cherry Capitol Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N464DS
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-M1A+
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N464DSRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40.1167 · Built 2012Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40Engine modelLycoming IO-360-M1A+Reciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 21, 2025, at 1722 local time, a Diamond DA40 aircraft, privacy data omitted, registered to and flown by an instrument rated private pilot received minor damage during a bounced landing at Cherry Capitol Airport (tvc), Traverse City, Michigan. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 with a flight plan. There were no injuries reported. Weather at the time of the incident reported: ktvc 212053Z 22016G35KT 10AS FEW050, SCT250 33/22 rmk AO2 pk wnd 20035/2047 SLP023 T03280217.

Pilot states while landing on runway 18 he encountered windshear on short final resulting in the aircraft bouncing several times, causing a runway excursion to the left of the runway pavement. While the aircraft remained airborne following the last bounce, a go-around was initiated. During the excursion the left main landing gear wheel struck a runway marker light. The pilot was able to successfully land following the go-around.

Only damage reported was paint scratched on the aircraft wheel pant and a broken runway marker light that was replaced by airport operations.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 21, 2025, AT 1722 LOCAL TIME, A DIAMOND DA40 AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO AND FLOWN BY AN INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A BOUNCED LANDING AT CHERRY CAPITOL AIRPORT (TVC), TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT REPORTED: KTVC 212053Z 22016G35KT 10AS FEW050, SCT250 33/22 RMK AO2 PK WND 20035/2047 SLP023 T03280217.

PILOT STATES WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 HE ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR ON SHORT FINAL RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING A RUNWAY EXCURSION TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AIRBORNE FOLLOWING THE LAST BOUNCE, A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. DURING THE EXCURSION THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LAND FOLLOWING THE GO-AROUND.

ONLY DAMAGE REPORTED WAS PAINT SCRATCHED ON THE AIRCRAFT WHEEL PANT AND A BROKEN RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT THAT WAS REPLACED BY AIRPORT OPERATIONS.