# Accident 20140407004269A: Cessna 172R, Daytona Beach, FL, April 7, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2014, 18:45 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- 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: N2630B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2630B-2014-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 186 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140407004269A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 7, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 N2630B, OPERATING UNDER PHOENIX ONE FOUR (PX14), LANDED IN DAB ON RUNWAY 25L AND WAS TAXING BACK ON TAXIWAY WHISKEY TO THE  SHELT-AIR RAMP. EXTREME WEATHER HIT DAB AND A MICRO BURST ALERT WAS ISSUED AT 2232Z WITH EXTREME PRECIPITATION. SURFACE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE AT 48 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 64 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF 5R WHEN THE MICROBURST HIT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE BACK AND LIFTED IT OF THE GROUND TURNING THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 30 FEET EAST OF THE TAXIWAY WHISKEY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MANAGED TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. DAB RESCUE PERSONNEL ASSISTED ON EVACUATING THE CREW AND REMOVING THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY AS A PRECAUTION. THERE WERE NO FUEL LEAKS DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS,  BOTH SPARS, EMPENNAGE, PROPELLER AND ENGINE.

## 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 ERA14CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA184), Apr 7, 2014: Cessna 172R (N2630B), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent encounter with a microburst during taxi from landing that resulted in the aircraft being turned over inverted and receiving substantial damage.

## Other reports on N2630B (2)

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

- [Incident 20130914018651I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130914018651I), Sep 14, 2013: Cessna 172R (N2630B), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. A student assigned to phoenix east aviation LLC. In Daytona Beach was involved in a ground mishap between two aircraft during taxi back to the ramp (N2630B)…
- [Accident 20000207007319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207007319A), Feb 7, 2000: Cessna 172R (N2630B), Olive Branch, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing on runway 36, with the winds reported from 280 @ 8 to 10 KTS. During landing student pilot encountered a gust of wind and failed to…

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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