# Accident 20260409003429A: Diamond Aircraft Ind Gmbh DA 42 NG, Colorado Spring, CO, April 9, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2026, 10:15 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8194° N, 104.7106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8194&lon=-104.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG (registry code 2990105, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4 series (registry code 06400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 42 NG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260409003429A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HAD BOTH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES AND TUBES REMOVED AND REPLACED.  THE REMOVED TIRE PART NUMBER WAS (D60-9032-17-2).  THE INSTALLED PART NUMBER WAS (505C61-8). THE INSTALLED TIRE WAS LARGER IN SIZE. ONCE THE MAIN GEAR RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL BAYS THE BECAME JAMMED INTO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR INISDE THE WHEEL WELL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN26LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA166), Apr 9, 2026: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG (N311LH), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's installation of an oversized tire, which prevented the left main landing gear from extending resulting in a precautionary gear up landing.

## Other reports on N311LH (1)

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

- [Incident 20170402018539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170402018539I), Apr 2, 2017: Diamond DA-42 (N311LH), Monticello, NY, Minor damage. The pilot of N311LH was conducting practice approaches and landings at kmsv. A simulated engine failure was initiated while flying the RNAV 33 approach with…

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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