Accident Diamond DA40D Diamond Star EC-MDI,
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Date:Saturday 8 May 2021
Time:14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DA40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Diamond DA40D Diamond Star
Owner/operator:Pyrenees Flight Center
Registration: EC-MDI
MSN: D4.083
Year of manufacture:2003
Engine model:Thielert TAE 125-02-99
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:La Cerdanya Airport -   Spain
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:La Seu d'Urgell Airport
Destination airport:La Cerdanya Airport
Investigating agency: CIAIAC
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The DA-40D aircraft, registration EC-MDI, suffered an accident during landing at the La Cerdanya aerodrome (Girona).
The aircraft had taken off at 1:30 p.m. from La Seu d'Urgell airport with a single occupant on board in order to carry out an instructional flight. During the subsequent landing on runway 25 at the La Cerdanya aerodrome, control was lost. The aircraft stopped on the strip to the left of the runway.
The aircraft suffered damage to the landing gear and propeller. The sole occupant on board was unharmed.

Probable cause: Loss of control during landing.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CIAIAC
Report number: A-016/2021
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.mitma.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac/investigacion/2021/a-016-2021

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-May-2021 12:00 harro Added
25-Dec-2021 10:13 harro Updated [Narrative, Accident report]
15-Nov-2023 14:19 harro Updated [Other fatalities]

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