Pilot Debrief

DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20 C1 near Milledgeville, GA — 2014-01-16

Final reportERA14CA095
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Date
2014-01-16
Location
Milledgeville, GA, USA
Airport
MLJ
Aircraft
DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20 C1
Registration
N353DC
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilots inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, while flying the final leg of the traffic pattern, during his solo flight, he noticed that the airplane was "too high," and pulled the power to idle. Then he noted that the airplane was "too fast" and applied back pressure to the control yoke. The airplane then ballooned and subsequently the student pilot added power to go around; however, the airplane impacted the runway in a nose down attitude, became airborne, impacted the runway again, the nose gear assembly collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the dirt on the left side of the runway. The accident sequence resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. There were no reported preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents6

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