# Accident 20050520012259A: Cessna 172R, Daytona Beach, FL, May 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2005, 10:00 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1744° N, 81.0547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1744&lon=-81.0547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N864CP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050520012259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT HAD LANDED HARD AND PORPOISED THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED. WHEN THE STUDENT LANDED THE THIRD TIME THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED THE TOWER TO HAVE THE STUDENT TAXI BACK. UPON INSPECTION THE FIREWALL WAS BENT AND THE FLOOR BOARD WAS BUCKLED. THE PROPDID NOT STRIKE THE GROUND.

## 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 MIA05CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA109), May 20, 2005: Cessna 172R (N864CP), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and the CFI's inadequate supervision resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

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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