Pilot Debrief

DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1 near Tampa, FL — 2021-03-26

Final reportERA21LA179
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Date
2021-03-26
Location
Tampa, FL, USA
Airport
VDF
Aircraft
DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
Registration
N392DC
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing and a nose landing gear collapse.

NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, after the landing touchdown, the airplane started to “porpoise” on the runway and on the third bounce the nose landing gear collapsed. Subsequently, the propeller and fuselage impacted the runway and the airplane skidded to a stop. The airplane’s firewall and fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported, and a postaccident examination corroborated that, there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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