# Incident 20260219003809I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Daytona Beach, FL, February 19, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2026, 20:30 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 130 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260219003809I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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