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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FL · May 14, 2021

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Date
May 14, 2021 · 11:45 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
Daytona Beach International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
IHMS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62568
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA215
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
297 total281 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days
N62568Registration cancelled Jul 16, 2022 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10726 · Built 2008Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft departed Daytona Beach International Airport, (kdab) at approximately 10AM for an instructional flight. The instructor (CFI) was in the right seat and the student was in the left seat. The winds were reported at 14 mph with 18 mph gusts. According to the CFI, she planned to have the student practice stalls and maneuvers instead of landings due to the high winds. At approximately 11:30, the CFI told the student to approach landing, RNAV 7L, runway 34. During approach the student pilot began to descend and add flaps and while at full flaps was struggling to keep the aircraft on the centerline due to the crosswind. The CFI told the student to correct for the wind as the aircraft was FAR left of the centerline for landing. During landing the aircraft nose was pointing 45 degrees to the right and at this time the CFI also tried to correct for the crosswind while both the student and CFI and student were both trying to landing the aircraft. The wind pushed the aircraft nose to the left and the CFI added full power to initiate a go around and the aircraft yawed full left. The flaps were fully down for landing and the aircraft cartwheel on the nose before coming to a full stop in the grass area perpendicular to runway 34, with the engine separated from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DAYTONA BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, (KDAB) AT APPROXIMATELY 10AM FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND THE STUDENT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 14 MPH WITH 18 MPH GUSTS. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, SHE PLANNED TO HAVE THE STUDENT PRACTICE STALLS AND MANEUVERS INSTEAD OF LANDINGS DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30, THE CFI TOLD THE STUDENT TO APPROACH LANDING, RNAV 7L, RUNWAY 34. DURING APPROACH THE STUDENT PILOT BEGAN TO DESCEND AND ADD FLAPS AND WHILE AT FULL FLAPS WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE CENTERLINE DUE TO THE CROSSWIND. THE CFI TOLD THE STUDENT TO CORRECT FOR THE WIND AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS FAR LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE FOR LANDING. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WAS POINTING 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND AT THIS TIME THE CFI ALSO TRIED TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND WHILE BOTH THE STUDENT AND CFI AND STUDENT WERE BOTH TRYING TO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT. THE WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE TO THE LEFT AND THE CFI ADDED FULL POWER TO INITIATE A GO AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED FULL LEFT. THE FLAPS WERE FULLY DOWN FOR LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEEL ON THE NOSE BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP IN THE GRASS AREA PERPENDICULAR TO RUNWAY 34, WITH THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA21LA215Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDaytona Beach, FLBoth pilots’ failure to maintain control during the landing flare and the flight instructor’s failure to maintain control during an attempted go-around, in gusting quartering headwind conditions, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical…May 14, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N62568 · 1

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

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