# Accident 19980206002409A: Cessna 172, Daytona Beach, FL, February 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1998, 09:10 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.1893° N, 81.0505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1893&lon=-81.0505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 42 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980206002409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VEERED INTO CROSSWIND LANDING. EXITED RUNWAY STRIKING TAXIWAY SIGN. SKID MARKS ON RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA98LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA072), Feb 6, 1998: Cessna 172 (N406ER), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of ailerons and brakes on landing rollout.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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