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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Rostraver Towns, PA · October 16, 2025

Date: October 16, 2025 · 10:30 local
Place: Rostraver Towns, PA
Airport: Rostraver Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N544DS
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 234 total7 in this make and model

N544DSRegistration cancelled May 5, 2026 · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40S/N 40044 · Built 2001 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

This was the first flight of this aircraft after being in maintance for 2 years. The pilot reported departing runway 08 with the winds relatively calm. The aircraft rolled down the runway without incident. Suddenly, the aircraft's nose pitched up and yaw abruptly to the left. The pilot reported he was unable to correct, and the aircraft rolled off the edge of the runway, over a burm before coming to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THIS AIRCRAFT AFTER BEING IN MAINTANCE FOR 2 YEARS. THE PILOT REPORTED DEPARTING RUNWAY 08 WITH THE WINDS RELATIVELY CALM. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED DOWN THE RUNWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUDDENLY, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE PITCHED UP AND YAW ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT, AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, OVER A BURM BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

Other reports on N544DS · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20090713012299ATaxi · Cape Girardeau, MO(-23) The aircraft, N544DS, was involved in a ground accident with a parked fuel truck on the evening of July 13, 2009. The pilot stated he was under the impression the maintenance work had been completed but did not verify the work on the aircraft's brakes…Jul 13, 2009 · Substantial damage