Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
Friday, November 10, 2006 9:18 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that he attempted a go-around after "he realized he did not have enough runway to land". The pilot stated that he lost control of the airplane and crashed on the runway. Examination of the airplane by a FAA inspector revealed the engine was crushed against the firewall.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in a inadvertent stall.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/10/2006
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 918
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Raleigh
Event State NORTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 27612
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 355223N
Event Location Longitude 0784708W
Event Location Airport RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID RDU
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 435
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 918 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID KRDU
Elevation of weather observation facility 435
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 15000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 230
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.83
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 20945
NTSB Notification Source FAA Communication Center
NTSB Notification Date Nov 10 2006 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Feb 26 2007 11:14AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\lema
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Greensboro FSDO-05

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N190WA
NTSB Number ATL07CA017
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Diamond Aircraft Industries
Aircraft Model DA 20-C1
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number CO133
Certified Max Gross Weight 2000
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Sep 1 2006 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 70.7
Airframe Hours 2558.3
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WA Air LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2413 Robeson Street STE 6
Aircraft Owner City Fayetteville
Aircraft Owner State NC
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 28305
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Dillions Aviation
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 1105 N. Memorial Drive
Operator City Greenville
Operator State NC
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 27834
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code FAY
Departure City FAYETTEVILLE
Departure State NC
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 900
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code RDU
Destination City RALEIGH/DURHAM
Destination State NC
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Go-around (VFR)
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 8 2006 1:47PM
User who most recently changed record KENJ
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 32
Runway Length 3570
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --