Diamond DA 40 N22QT

Summary

On 20 April 2025 at about 18:24 local time, a Diamond DA 40 registered N22QT, operated by Alameda Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Oakland, California, United States. 4 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

20 April 2025 at 18:24

Classification

Accident

Location

Oakland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Oakland International (KOAK)

Coordinates

37.7325, -122.2196

Aircraft

Diamond DA 40

Registration

N22QT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Alameda Aero Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA139

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff with a left quartering crosswind.

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The pilot was performing a takeoff in a free-castering nosewheel equipped airplane, with a left quartering crosswind. As the airplane accelerated, he utilized right rudder to maintain runway centerline. When the airplane became airborne, it drifted to the right, over the grass area adjacent to the runway. The pilot applied left aileron to counteract the right drift, and the airplane pitched nose down. As he applied back pressure on the control stick, the stall warning horn activated, and he neutralized the flight controls. The airplane subsequently yawed left, and the pilot applied right aileron and rudder control inputs to correct the yaw and continued the takeoff. Following an uneventful landing, a postflight examination of the airplane revealed both wings and the rudder had struck the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder. At the time of the accident, the pilot was departing runway 28R, and the wind was from 290° at 7 knots. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.