ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298110
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| Date: | Friday 13 October 2017 |
| Time: | 07:57 LT |
| Type: |  Diamond DA40 Diamond Star |
| Owner/operator: | CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix Inc |
| Registration: | N965DS |
| MSN: | 40.1035 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8086 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesa, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) |
| Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A student pilot was conducting a solo flight when the right main landing gear struck a coyote during the landing flare. The pilot contacted flight school management to inform them of the event. A visual examination that the pilot conducted did not reveal any damage, and she was instructed to fly the airplane back to the home airport. Upon landing, a flight school mechanic examined the airplane and reported seeing hair on the landing gear; the airplane remained in service.
The next morning, the airplane was dispatched for a local employment evaluation flight. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction completed a preflight inspection, and no anomalies were observed. The employment evaluation flight departed and consisted of instrument approaches and touch-and-go landings. After the final landing, the pilots heard an abnormal noise coming from the right main landing gear area. Postaccident examination revealed that the internal composite wing structure where the landing gear attaches was fractured.
Based on the available information, the damage to the wing structure was likely a result of the wildlife strike, which damaged the landing gear mount, and the subsequent operation of the airplane, which likely aggravated the damage.
Probable Cause: A coyote strike and the subsequent operation of the airplane, which led to internal composite wing structure damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA18LA062
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 13:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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