# NTSB WPR22LA131: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, N976PA, Spanish Fork, UT, March 26, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 26, 2022, 13:01 local (19:01 UTC) - Place: Spanish Fork, UT - Coordinates: 40.145153, -111.66523 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1452&lon=-111.6652&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 104843 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA131 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104843/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104843 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA131 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with gusting wind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2990001), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2990001), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2990001), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2990001), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, following 2 aborted landings, he attempted a third landing. Shortly after the initial touch down, the airplane encountered a wind gust, which lifted the left wing. The pilot applied left aileron input and initiated a go-around; however, the right wing struck the runway, which rotated the airplane to the right. Subsequently, the airplane exited the runway surface, impacted a ditch, and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported at the time of the accident, he was landing on runway 30, and the wind was from 240° at 8 knots, gusting to 17 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N976PA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976PA), registered now, S/N C0376 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1 - Registry model: [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (registry code 2990001) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-240-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (registry code 17177, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: C0376 - Year built: 2006 - Airframe hours: 7079.2 - Engines: Continental Motors IO-240-B 125 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Phoenix Flight Academy - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 2, 2022, 36.5 hours before - Airport: SPK, Spanish Fork Municipal Airport, runway 30, 6,500 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 25, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 81.8 total, 81.8 in this make and model, 19.4 as pilot in command, 22.3 in the last 90 days, 12.4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 8 knots, gusting 17 - Temperature: 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.25 inHg - Observed at: KSPK ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20220326003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220326003359A), Mar 26, 2022: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Spanish Fork, UT, Substantial damage. On 3/26/2022, the newly rated pilot was giving his friend a ride in the airplane. On departure winds were about 8 knots down the runway. After flying around… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 30, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104843. 21.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 19.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13805171&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13805819&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%201-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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