The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Location: Winder, GA
Accident Number: ERA21LA039
Date & Time: November 6, 2020, 13:45 Local
Registration: N232JP
Aircraft: Diamond DA40
Injuries: 1 Minor
Flight Conducted Under:
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Diamond
Registration: N232JP
Model/Series: DA40
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: WDR,926 ft msl
Observation Time: 13:55 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 1 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 22°C /10°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 5 knots / , 80°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.27 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: Winder, GA
Destination: Winder, GA
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Minor
Latitude, Longitude: 33.98269,-83.667217 (est)
No one was injured, but a small plane crashed at the Barrow County Airport Friday afternoon.
According to a release from Barrow County Emergency Services, crews were called to the scene around 1:30 p.m. When they arrived, the found the plane off of the runway and leaning over a fence.
The plane suffered heavy damage and Fire Captain Scott Dakin said the pilot, who was wearing a seatbelt at the time, was the only passenger. He said the seatbelt likely saved his life.
“He was out of the plane prior to our arrival," Dakin said.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
"Expect permanent procedural changes shortly, but in the meantime, we are halting student solos until we can review everyone's records and confirm currency and documentation."
ReplyDeleteSounds like the flight school is a little concerned about training. This is going to be an interesting preliminary and final.
So after attempting the RW 5 landing, the tail is resting on the fence at the taxiway gate for Army Aviation/National Guard (see pinned map at link below).
ReplyDeleteMakes you wonder whether castering nose wheel designs and brake steering play a role in this type of outcome.
http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&q=loc:33.981412+-83.670199
Or maybe take all nose wheels off of trainers and make all pilots learn to fly in a tail dragger.
ReplyDeleteThat would weed out a LOT of student pilots out of the gate! Learning to fly a tail dragger is not easy even for someone familiar with a simple and easy to learn tricycle gear. One needs immediate stick and rudder skills for a tail dragger, something like say a 172 student pilot can get away with being sloppy in.
DeleteThis breaks my heart. I bought this airplane new with only 10 hours on it. Is my first new airplane ever purchase. I used to baby this airplane and wax it every week and I probably probably 500+ hours on it. So sad.
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