# Incident 20000729026869I: Cessna 172P, Daytona Beach, FL, July 29, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2000, 17:48 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9914L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9914L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (registry code 41595, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 220 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729026869I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT WAS DECENDING ONTO NASA-KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FOR SIGHTSEEING. UPON DECENT, THE AIRCRAFT'S THROTTLE CABLE BROKE.  PILOT CONTACTED NASA TOWER AND ADVISED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT (DAB) IN RESPONSE TO THE MECHANICAL SITUATION.  DAYTON TOWER CONTACTED PHIL AIR FLIGHT CENTER, THE OWNER OF N9914L, TO ADVISE OF SITUATION, PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AT DAB, IGNITION OFF, WITHOUT ANY AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.  UPON EXAMINATION OF THE CABLE BY  PHILL AIR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, IT WAS DETEMINED THAT DUE TO CORROSION AND AGE OF THE CABLE, IT SNAPPED AT THE CARBURETOR END, APPROXIMATELY WHERE THE CABLE IS SECURED TO THE ENGINE MOUNT.  AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME:8349.0

## Other reports on N9914L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980926026739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980926026739I), Sep 26, 1998: Cessna 172P (N9914L), Poughkeepsie, NY, Minor damage. Pilot claimed excessive nose down pressure required for normal cruise flight. Upon landing he hit hard, bounced and damaged nose gear in subsequent touch down.

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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