# Incident 20251016019319I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 40, Rostraver Towns, PA, October 16, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2025, 10:30 local time
- Place: Rostraver Towns, PA
- Airport: Rostraver Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2097° N, 79.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSTRAVER (FWQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2097&lon=-79.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544DS-2026-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 05611H8, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 40
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 7 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251016019319I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 20090713012299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090713012299A), Jul 13, 2009: Diamon DA40 (N544DS), Cape Girardeau, MO, Substantial damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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