14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, March 28, 2013 in Provo, UT
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/07/2013
Aircraft: DIAMOND DA 20-C1, registration: N986CT
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The student pilot reported that, while conducting his first solo landing of the day, he flared the airplane, and the main landing gear touched down smoothly then lifted off of the ground again because of excessive speed. About 15 feet above the ground, the student pilot elected to conduct a go-around and added full power. The airplane became unstable and yawed to the right, and the left wing started lowering toward the ground. Despite pilot control inputs, the left wingtip impacted the runway. The airplane landed hard and spun about 180 degrees before coming to rest. During the accident sequence, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage. The student pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The student pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and airplane control during an attempted go-around.
PROVO -- The Provo Fire Department responded to a call at the Provo Airport Thursday afternoon after it was reported that a small plane had crashed on the runway.
According to fire officials the plane was operated by a student pilot who came in hard for a landing. Officials did not think any mechanical errors were the cause of the dangerous landing situation.
“What probably happened is he was coming in a little too fast or a little too steep,” said Tom Torgersen with the Provo Fire Department. “The damage was mostly to the plane.”
Landing gear and the wing on the plane suffered most of the damage from the crash landing. The propeller also was beat up in the accident.
Torgersen said the runway did not suffer any damage from the event. Originally three stations were set to respond to the call but after the first truck arrived on scene and evaluated the situation the two other crews were told to stand down.
The pilot was checked out by paramedics at the sight of the crash but was said to only have aches and bumps from the accident.
According to fire officials the plane was operated by a student pilot who came in hard for a landing. Officials did not think any mechanical errors were the cause of the dangerous landing situation.
“What probably happened is he was coming in a little too fast or a little too steep,” said Tom Torgersen with the Provo Fire Department. “The damage was mostly to the plane.”
Landing gear and the wing on the plane suffered most of the damage from the crash landing. The propeller also was beat up in the accident.
Torgersen said the runway did not suffer any damage from the event. Originally three stations were set to respond to the call but after the first truck arrived on scene and evaluated the situation the two other crews were told to stand down.
The pilot was checked out by paramedics at the sight of the crash but was said to only have aches and bumps from the accident.
