Central Illinois Regional Arpt Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Bloomington, Illinois 61704
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 15:43 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that he was landing after a local flight. He stated that during the landing flare he “stalled the plane about 10 feet AGL [above ground level].” The airplane sustained substantial damage when the right wing tip contacted the ground. The pilot performed a go-around and the airplane's left wing contacted the runway during the go-around. The pilot’s accident report listed no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing, which resulted in a stall.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/30/2010
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1543
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Bloomington
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 61704
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 402837N
Event Location Longitude 0885457W
Event Location Airport Central Illinois Regional Arpt
Event Location Nearest Airport ID BMI
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 871
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1556 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID BMI
Elevation of weather observation facility 871
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 25
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 11
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.25
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KBMI 302156Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/11 A3025
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 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 27370
NTSB Notification Source FAA -Springfield, IL, FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 18 2010 12:57PM
User who most recently changed record lema
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N802CT
NTSB Number CEN10CA373
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
Aircraft Model DA 20-C1
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number C0102
Certified Max Gross Weight --
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 Annual
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name IMAGE AIR OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2933 E EMPIRE ST
Aircraft Owner City BLOOMINGTON
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 61704-5452
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Anthony Rosales
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Downs
Operator State IL
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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 Yes
Departure Airport Code BMI
Departure City Bloomington
Departure State IL
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1450
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code BMI
Destination City Bloomington
Destination State IL
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 29 2010 6:37PM
User who most recently changed record male
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 11
Runway Length 6526
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --