Diamond DA 40 N388MA
30 June 2010 · Farmingdale, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 2010 at about 20:30 local time, a Diamond DA 40 registered N388MA, operated by Harbor Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New York, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmingdale, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Republic Airport (FRG)
- Coordinates
- 40.7267, -73.4081
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA 40
- Registration
- N388MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Harbor Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Haven → Farmingdale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA341
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot stated that he was conducting a "normal" landing to runway 32. During the landing flare, the airplane "seemed to float," and the airspeed "was getting low." The student pilot applied power, and the airplane contacted the runway and "pulled hard" to the left before exiting the runway into the grass. The airplane impacted a runway sign and traveled approximately 1,000 feet across several taxiways and grass areas before it impacted a parked airplane and came to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies. Winds at the accident airport, recorded 23 minutes after the accident, were from 240 degrees at 11 knots, with gusts to 20 knots, and a Federal Aviation Administration inspector confirmed there were left crosswinds at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2010 | Diamond DA 40 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Doss Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2010 | Diamond DA 40 | Pearlington, Mississippi, United States | Waveland Equipment Leasing LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 2009 | Diamond DA 40 | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2011 | Diamond DA-40 | Allagash, Maine, United States | Aviation Investments, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 2009 | Diamond DA-40 | Arcata, California, United States | Mitchell Enterprizes Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 2009 | Diamond DA 40 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | Stone Kenneth D | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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