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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Textron 172S · Daytona Beach, FL · February 19, 2026

Date
February 19, 2026 · 20:30 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
NX4S
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N471ER
Reported as
Textron 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
135 total130 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During takeoff roll during this night flight, the pilot reported heavy backpressure require for normal rotation. At approximately 60-65 knots the pilot rejected the takeoff. The aircraft came to rest in the grass. No damage was noted. It was discovered during postflight inspection that the pitch trim refrence mark was difficult to see and the trim and the aircraft had been trimmed for a nose down attitude.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL DURING THIS NIGHT FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED HEAVY BACKPRESSURE REQUIRE FOR NORMAL ROTATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 KNOTS THE PILOT REJECTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION THAT THE PITCH TRIM REFRENCE MARK WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE AND THE TRIM AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TRIMMED FOR A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.