NTSB Identification: ERA15CA243
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in Moreland, GA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/11/2015
Aircraft: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20 C1, registration: N353DC
Injuries: 2 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 flight instructor stated that he and the private pilot receiving instruction had planned a long cross-country flight to build flight time. The cross-country flight was uneventful and they landed back at their home airport; however, they performed a touch-and-go to fly more and practice instrument approaches. After two approaches, the pilots were again approaching their home airport when the engine lost all power. The flight instructor was unable to restart the engine and performed a forced landing to a field. He further stated that he had miscalculated fuel consumption and that the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the right wing. The inspector noted that the single fuel tank remained intact and was absent of fuel. One gallon of fuel was then added to the fuel tank and the engine started without hesitation and ran continuously. The inspector stated that according to Hobbs time, the airplane was operated for 3.6 hours since its last fueling.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The flight instructor's inaccurate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
The flight instructor stated that he and the private pilot receiving instruction had planned a long cross-country flight to build flight time. The cross-country flight was uneventful and they landed back at their home airport; however, they performed a touch-and-go to fly more and practice instrument approaches. After two approaches, the pilots were again approaching their home airport when the engine lost all power. The flight instructor was unable to restart the engine and performed a forced landing to a field. He further stated that he had miscalculated fuel consumption and that the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the right wing. The inspector noted that the single fuel tank remained intact and was absent of fuel. One gallon of fuel was then added to the fuel tank and the engine started without hesitation and ran continuously. The inspector stated that according to Hobbs time, the airplane was operated for 3.6 hours since its last fueling.
NTSB Identification: ERA14CA095
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, January 16, 2014 in Milledgeville, GA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 04/01/2014
Aircraft: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 20 C1, registration: N353DC
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.
According to the student pilot, while flying the final leg of the traffic pattern, during his solo flight, he noticed that the airplane was "too high," and pulled the power to idle. Then he noted that the airplane was "too fast" and applied back pressure to the control yoke. The airplane then ballooned and subsequently the student pilot added power to go around; however, the airplane impacted the runway in a nose down attitude, became airborne, impacted the runway again, the nose gear assembly collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the dirt on the left side of the runway. The accident sequence resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. There were no reported preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The student pilots inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
According to the student pilot, while flying the final leg of the traffic pattern, during his solo flight, he noticed that the airplane was "too high," and pulled the power to idle. Then he noted that the airplane was "too fast" and applied back pressure to the control yoke. The airplane then ballooned and subsequently the student pilot added power to go around; however, the airplane impacted the runway in a nose down attitude, became airborne, impacted the runway again, the nose gear assembly collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the dirt on the left side of the runway. The accident sequence resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. There were no reported preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
A Diamond DA-20C-1 Eclipse plane force landed near the Newnan-Coweta County Airport late Wednesday, but the two men aboard were not injured.
Shortly before 8:40 p.m., emergency units with the Coweta County Fire Department and Coweta County Sheriff’s Office responded to Henry Camp Road near the airport to check on a small plane that had crashed.
According to Lt. Col. Jimmy Yarbrough with the sheriff’s office, the sheriff’s office was actually conducting FLIR, forward looking infrared, training with its helicopter nearby, so units were able to arrive at the scene of the crash in less than two minutes and land next to the plane. By the time they landed, though, the men were already climbing out of the plane and appeared to be uninjured, Yarbrough said.
The 50-year-old pilot, who was actually training another man during the flight, was able to land the plane without much trouble in a clearing near the power lines off South Highway 29.
Both men refused emergency transport, and the investigation was turned over to authorities with the Federal Aviation Administration, Yarbrough said.
According to the pilot, it appeared the engine was not getting enough fuel and started sputtering, which led to him having to make the emergency landing.
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