# Accident 20080613839039A: Cessna 172S, Daytona Beach, FL, June 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2008
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1797° N, 81.0581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1797&lon=-81.0581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65939, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65939-2019-04-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080613839039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 13, 2008, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO DAYTONE BEACH AIRPORT IN CESSNA 172 N65939 AND HE MISS JUDGED THE APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH HIGH AIRSPEED RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A HARD LANDING THAT HIT THE NOSE WHEEL FIRST.

## 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 NYC08CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA214), Jun 13, 2008: Cessna 172S (N65939), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.