# Incident 20260221001829I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Culpeper, VA, February 21, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2026, 14:00 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culpeper Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5255° N, 77.8596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CULPEPER RGNL (CJR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5255&lon=-77.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N136MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240 series (registry code 17063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260221001829I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UPON LANDING APPROACH WAS NORMAL AND ALIGNED WITH THE CENTERLINE UPON TOUCHDOWN.  AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. THE PILOT MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO A STOP IN THE GRASS.  NO DAMAGE OCCURRED.

FROM A WITNESS' PERSPECTIVE, "WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED IT WAS SHAKING (SHIMMY) IN A STRONG RHYTHMIC OSCILLATION.  I WAS ABLE TO BOTH SEE THE WHEEL SHAKING AND ALSO HEAR THE TIRE CHIRPING AS IT WAS MOVING SIDE TO SIDE."

RECORDS REVIEWED AND AIRCRAFT SHOWED CURRENT PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

DURING NOSEWHEEL BUSHING RECEDED CAUSING IT TO BE LOOSE THUS THE SHIMMY.  FIX WAS TO RETORQUE NUT ON THE BOTTOM TO 11 POUNDS.

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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