# Accident 20060331004829A: Cessna 172N, Daytona Beach, FL, March 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2006, 08:50 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: 29.1800° N, 81.0581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1800&lon=-81.0581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172FL-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 6 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060331004829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 31 MAR 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 0850 EST, CESSNA 172, N172FL, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PORPOISED ON LANDING AT DAYTONA BEACH INT'L AIRPORT (DAB) RUNWAY 7R. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AREA, NOSEWHEEL, CONTROL LINKAGES, AND PROPELLER. PROPELLER STRIKE DAMAGE NOTED. PILOT AND PASSENGER (FATHER) UNINJURED. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT TAXIED TO PARKING, AND SHUT DOWN. SERVICE CREWS NOTIFIED THE PILOT OF THE DAMAGE THEY OBSERVED. UPON ARRIVAL BACK AT BROOKSVILLE, THE POINT OF ORIGINAL DEPARTURE, THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TAMPA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) OF THE ACCIDENT AND FAXED A STATEMENT TO THAT OFFICE. ORLANDO FSDO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE NTSB ON 13 APRIL, AND DISPATCHED INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DA^ TO INVESTIGATE. ON-SCENE INSPECTION REVEALED CONTROL CONTINUITY SATISFACTORY; FLAP FUNCTION NORMAL; FUEL AND OIL QUANTITIES SUFFICIENT; ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER; VISIBLE DAMAGE NOTED ABOVE.

## 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 MIA06CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA088), Mar 31, 2006: Cessna 172N (N172FL), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in the airplane porpoising and incurring damage.

## Other reports on N172FL (1)

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

- [Accident 20100731039899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100731039899A), Jul 31, 2010: Cessna 172N (N172FL), Elk Creek, VA, Substantial damage. The student pilot elected to make an off airport landing in a hay field after experiencing instrument meteorological conditions and collided with a fence and…

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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