# Accident 20061021024689A: Cessna 172S, Ormond Beach, FL, October 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2006, 13:37 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NX4X
- Location: 29.3008° N, 81.1228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3008&lon=-81.1228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401ER-2012-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 67 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061021024689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT THE STUDENT MADE A MISJUDGMENT ON THE FLARE ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND FLAT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE ON LANDING. THIS CAUSED THE STUDENT PILOT TO PANIC AND CORRECT IMPROPERLY. THE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE WAS PITCHED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE NOSEWHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED DOWN THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. WHILE PORPOISING DOWN THE RUNWAY MAJOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE NOSEWHEEL, FIREWALL, FLOOR BOARDS, BOTTOM STRUCTURE OF THE FUSELAGE, PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND PROPELLER STRIKES. STUDENT PILOT WAS ABLE TO REMAIN IN CONTROL ENOUGH TO BRING AIRCRAFT TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, THEN TAXIED CLEAR OF RUNWAY TO PARKING TO IDENTIFY DAMAGE DONE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA07CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA008), Oct 21, 2006: Cessna 172S (N401ER), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the student pilot to initiate a recovery from the bounced landing resulting in a hard landing.

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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