Diamond DA 20-C1 N365DC
6 March 2010 · Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 March 2010 at about 20:00 local time, a Diamond DA 20-C1 registered N365DC, operated by Air 51 Richmond LLC, was involved in an accident near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mount Sterling Airport (IOB)
- Coordinates
- 38.0581, -83.9797
- Aircraft
- Diamond DA 20-C1
- Registration
- N365DC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air 51 Richmond LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mount Sterling → London
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA173
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 touch-and-go.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The accident flight was the student pilot’s first solo cross-country flight, and she planned to perform a touch-and-go before proceeding to the next intended destination. The landing proceeded uneventfully, but when the pilot applied engine power for takeoff, the airplane began turning to the left. The pilot attempted to correct by increasing right rudder, but the airplane continued left and departed the side of the runway. The airplane proceeded through the grass adjacent to the runway, across the taxiway, and into the grass again before the pilot decreased the engine power. As the airplane slowed, the nose landing gear dug into the ground before it separated, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall area. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane and that the wind velocity at the time of the accident was 4 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23 Feb 2010 | Diamond DA 20-C1 | Delta, Utah, United States | Utah Valley University | No injuries | - |
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