ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293896
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| Date: | Saturday 16 April 2005 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Diamond DA40 Diamond Star |
| Owner/operator: | Av-ed Flight School Inc. |
| Registration: | N127X |
| MSN: | 40.438 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 99 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360-M1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leesburg, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Leesburg Executive Airport, VA (JYO/KJYO) |
| Leesburg Executive Airport, VA (JYO/KJYO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident took place during a solo flight, the student pilot was attempting to perform a landing on runway 35. During the "roundout," and prior to the flare, the airplane began to drift to the left side of the runway. The pilot attempted to correct, but was unable to maintain his position over the runway centerline. The airplane continued to drift over the grassy area on the west side of the runway, approaching the trees that bordered the airport. He then thought that because he did not have complete control of the airplane, it was time to end the flight by landing on the grassy area. The airplane impacted in up sloping terrain and was substantially damaged. Examination of the airplane's mechanical and flight control systems was conducted and control continuity was verified. No pre-accident malfunctions were discovered. At the time of the accident the pilot had accumulated approximately 38.7 total hours of flight experience, all of which were in the accident airplane make and model.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilots lack of experience, and the uphill terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD05CA056
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Oct-2022 14:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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