# NTSB MIA00LA027: Cessna 172R, N475ER, Daytona Beach, FL, November 20, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 20, 1999, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Daytona Beach, FL - Coordinates: 29.190322, -81.050727 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1903&lon=-81.0507&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 22, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47851 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA00LA027 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47851/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA027 ## Probable cause Was the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a hard landing and damage to the aircraft. ## Analysis The pilot stated that during landing touchdown the aircraft bounced and she applied engine power to level off. The aircraft ballooned, touched down on the nose wheel, and bounced again. She regained control, touched down, and taxied off the runway to the parking ramp. Examination of the aircraft by maintenance personnel from the operator showed the nose landing gear, engine firewall, aircraft belly, and propeller were damaged. ## Factual narrative On November 20, 1999, about 1030 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172R, N475ER, registered to MDFC Equipment Leasing Corporation, was damaged during landing at Daytona Beach International Airport, Daytona Beach, Florida, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Daytona Beach, the same day, about 0920. The pilot stated she was performing a cross-country flight from Daytona Beach to Marathon, Florida. After departure, she encountered weather and returned to Daytona Beach. During landing touchdown the aircraft bounced up and she applied engine power in an attempt to level off. The extra power caused the aircraft to balloon up more and land on the side wheel. The aircraft then bounced again and she regained control and taxied off the runway to the parking ramp. Examination of the aircraft by maintenance personnel from the operator showed the nose landing gear tire was damaged, the engine compartment fire wall was bent, the belly skin was creased, the nose gear steering rods were bent, and the propeller tips were damaged. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N475ER](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N475ER-2012-02-02), registration cancelled 2012-02-02, S/N 17280670, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280670 - Airframe hours: 1086 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Embry-Riddle Aero. Unv. - Registered owner: Mdfc Equipment Lsg. Corp. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, November 10, 1999, 35 hours before - Departed: DAB - Destination: MTH, MARATHON, FL - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: DAB, Daytona Beach Int'L, runway 7R, 3,197 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 152 total, 68 in this make and model, 68 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft broken - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: DAB, 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 19991120041289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120041289A), Nov 20, 1999: Cessna 172R, Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (.4) The pilot stated that during landing touchdown the aircraft bounced and she applied engine power to level off. The aircraft ballooned, touched down on the… ## Other investigations on N475ER (1) 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. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB WPR11FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA242), Jun 1, 2011: Cessna 172R (N475ER), Wendover, UT, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed during the downwind turn resulting in an aerodynamic stall, in-flight loss of control, and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate… 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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