Diamond DA-40 N316MA

Summary

On 10 March 2004 at about 16:45 local time, a Diamond DA-40 registered N316MA, operated by Shawn Honaker, was involved in an accident near Bardstown, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 March 2004 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Bardstown, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Hensel Field (NONE)

Coordinates

37.8667, -85.1667

Aircraft

Diamond DA-40

Registration

N316MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Shawn Honaker

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bardstown → Hensel Field

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04CA085

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot circled the field twice and then prepared for a landing to the south, with full flaps. He flew as close as possible to the trees during the final approach and then performed a "slip" to lose altitude. As the airplane touched down half-way down the 2,500 foot-long turf runway, the pilot retracted the flaps and applied maximum braking. The pilot stated that he "lost directional control" during the landing rollout, the airplane ran off the left side of the runway, and spun 180-degrees. During the runway excursion, the airplane impacted a knoll, which substantially damaged both wings. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.