- Date
- May 7, 2015, 10:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5144HCessna 172SN487ERCessna 172S
- Defining events
- Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on groundTaxi: Ground collision
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 2015
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- General Aviation Accidents
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20150507010341A
- Case key
- 91150
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The landing airplane pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground collision with a taxiing airplane.
Findings · 5
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
N5144H · Cessna 172S
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
N5144H · Cessna 172S
N487ER · Cessna 172S
Analysis
The Flight Instructor (CFI) of the landing airplane (N5144H) said, the student pilot's landing was not stabilized and the CFI stated, "my controls" and assumed control of the airplane. However, according to the CFI, the student did not release the right rudder pressure and the airplane exited the right side of the paved portion of the runway, impacted a taxiway sign, and subsequently impacted an operating airplane on the adjacent taxiway. The landing airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose and left wing. The taxiing airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar. Neither the pilot of the landing airplane nor the taxiing airplane reported any mechanical malfunctions or failures with their respective airplanes, prior to the accident that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Factual narrative
The Flight Instructor (CFI) of the landing airplane (N5144H) said, the student pilot's landing was not stabilized and the CFI stated, "my controls" and assumed control of the airplane. However, according to the CFI, the student did not release the right rudder pressure and the airplane exited the right side of the paved portion of the runway, impacted a taxiway sign, and subsequently impacted an operating airplane on the adjacent taxiway. The landing airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose and left wing. The taxiing airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar. Neither the pilot of the landing airplane nor the taxiing airplane reported any mechanical malfunctions or failures with their respective airplanes, prior to the accident that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5144H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172S (S)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172S10897
- Built
- 2009
- Airframe hours
- 3,394.8
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-L2A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Phoenix East Aviation LLC, doing business as Phoenix East Aviation LLC
- Registered owner
- Dolphinn Leasing, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · April 6, 2015 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- KDAB · Daytona Beach, FL
- Destination
- KDAB · Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport
- KDAB · Daytona Beach Intl, runway 25L, 3,195 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device
- Registration
- N487ER
- Reported as
- Cessna 172S (S)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172S10547
- Built
- 2007
- Airframe hours
- 6,647.5
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-L2A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, doing business as Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
- Registered owner
- Avn Air LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 15, 2015 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- DED · Deland, FL
- Destination
- DAB · Daytona, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- KDAB · Daytona Beach Intl, runway 25L, 3,195 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Data recorder
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 4
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor, aircraft N5144H
- Age
- 27
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1
- Last flight review
- March 5, 2015
- Seat
- Right
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 1,033 total · 706 in this make and model · 937.2 as pilot in command · 81 in the last 90 days · 59 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Student pilot, aircraft N5144H
- Age
- 29
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 58 total · 58 in this make and model · 0 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Flight instructor, aircraft N487ER
- Age
- 29
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1
- Last flight review
- January 23, 2014
- Seat
- Right
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 517 total · 450 in this make and model · 428 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Student pilot, aircraft N487ER
- Age
- 37
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, With waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 28 in this make and model · 0 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB
Docket · 4
The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 30, 2015, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 11.3 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.