# Accident 20070504008939A: Cessna 172S, Daytona Beach, FL, May 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2007, 20:31 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.1797° N, 81.0578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1797&lon=-81.0578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N462ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 30 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070504008939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND PUSHED UPWARD AND REARWARD INTO THE FIREWALL. PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING. SHE ESTIMATED THREE BOUNCES BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. FOUR GROUPS OF PROP STRIKE SCARS ON RUNWAY 7R EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET ENDING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 7R AND 34. THE SCARS INDICATE POWER WAS ON UP TO THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKING.

## 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 NYC07CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA112), May 5, 2007: Cessna 172SP (N462ER), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare at night, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent night experience.

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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