# NTSB GAA18CA080: Cessna 172, N452ER, Daytona Beach, FL, November 26, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 26, 2017, 15:07 local (20:07 UTC) - Place: Daytona Beach, FL - Coordinates: 29.180833, -81.059165 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1808&lon=-81.0592&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 14, 2018 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 96463 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA18CA080 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96463/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96463 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA080 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The director of aviation safety at the flight school reported that the airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage after a hard landing. Four days before finding the damage, the airplane had been used by the accident pilot for a flight toward his commercial training. After completing the training flight, no discrepancies were declared. Data from the airplane's flight data management unit showed that the airplane landed flat on the runway, which resulted in subsequent bounces. The director of aviation safety of the flight school reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system at the accident airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 280° at 3 knots. The pilot landed on runway 25R. ## Factual narrative The director of aviation safety at the flight school reported that, the airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage after a hard landing. The airplane, four days prior to finding the damage, had been used by the accident pilot for a flight towards his commercial training. After completing the training flight, no discrepancies were declared. The flight data management (FDM) from the airplane showed that, the airplane landed flat on the runway, which resulted in subsequent bounces. The director of aviation safety at the flight school reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system at the accident airport reported, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 280° at 3 knots. The pilot landed on runway 25R. ## Aircraft - Registration: N452ER (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (S) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S11586 - Year built: 2015 - Airframe hours: 2354.8 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc - Registered owner: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, November 8, 2017 - Departed: TLH, TALLAHASSEE, FL - Destination: DAB, Daytona Beach, FL - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: DAB, Daytona Beach Intl, runway 25R, 10,500 × 150 ft, concrete - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Data recorder, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 28; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 26, 2017; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 193 total, 185 in this make and model, 75 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KDAB, 1 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20171126022089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171126022089A), Nov 26, 2017: Cessna 172S, Daytona, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed hard damaging the floor board and fire wall. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 5, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96463. 4.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40459768&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Pictures (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 346 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40459769&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Pictures%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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. 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