# Incident 20260406003439I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40, San Antonio, TX, April 6, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2026, 18:50 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Y08S
- Location: 29.3370° N, 98.4710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STINSON MUNI (SSF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3370&lon=-98.4710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N349AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N349AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 (registry code 2990002, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1A+ (registry code 41869, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1a-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260406003439I

## Narrative

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

DURING A TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN WHEN POWER WAS ADDED. DESPITE THE EFFORTS OF THE PILOT, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL COULD NOT BE REGAINED BEFORE THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE LEFT (NORTH) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED A DRAINAGE CHANNEL. THE MOMENTUM AND ORIENTATION OF THE AIRPLANE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE NOSEWHEEL, WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT ITS MOUNTING BASE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL.

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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