# NTSB MIA03LA144: Cessna 172R, N864CP, Daytona Beach, FL, July 18, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 18, 2003, 09:35 local (13:35 UTC) - Place: Daytona Beach, FL - Coordinates: 29.179721, -81.058052 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1797&lon=-81.0581&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 3, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Orlando FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57534 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA03LA144 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57534/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA144 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) Failure of the student pilot of N864CP to judge the clearance between his airplane and the stationary N431ER while taxiing for takeoff which resulted in a ground collision. ## Probable cause (aircraft 1) Failure of the student pilot of N864CP to judge the clearance between his airplane and the stationary N431ER while taxiing for takeoff which resulted in a ground collision. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Collision between aircraft (other than midair), taxi - to takeoff - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - Collision between aircraft (other than midair), standing - engine(s) operating - clearance - misjudged, pilot of other aircraft (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) Both aircraft, N431ER a Cessna 172S and N864CP a Cessna 172R, were at the run-up area for departure on runway 25R. The Cessna 172R was positioned behind the Cessna 172S. The student pilot requested clearance for takeoff before and was instructed by the tower to maneuver around for takeoff. As the student pilot attempted to maneuver his airplane, his left wing struck the tail, rotating his airplane further left until his propeller struck the trailing edge of the right wing. Following the collision, the pilot and flight instructor shut down their engine, secured the airplane and the flight instructor proceeded to assist the student pilot in securing his airplane. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) Both aircraft, N431ER a Cessna 172S and N864CP a Cessna 172R, were at the run-up area for departure on runway 25R. The Cessna 172R was positioned behind the Cessna 172S. The student pilot requested clearance for takeoff before and was instructed by the tower to maneuver around for takeoff. As the student pilot attempted to maneuver his airplane, his left wing struck the tail, rotating his airplane further left until his propeller struck the trailing edge of the right wing. Following the collision, the pilot and flight instructor shut down their engine, secured the airplane and the flight instructor proceeded to assist the student pilot in securing his airplane. ## Factual narrative (aircraft 2) See narrative for MIA03LA144A. ## Factual narrative (aircraft 1) On July 18, 2003, about 0935 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N864CP, registered to and operated by Phoenix East Aviation, Inc., struck a Cessna 172S, N431ER, registered to and operated by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, while taxiing for takeoff at the Daytona Beach International Airport, Daytona Beach Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flights. Both of the airplanes were substantially damaged. The student pilot aboard N864CP reported no injuries. The commercial-rated pilot/certified flight instructor (CFI), and student pilot aboard N431ER, reported no injuries. The flights were originating at the time of the accident. According to the Federal Aviation Administration inspector who responded to the accident scene, both aircraft were at the run-up area for departure on runway 25R. N864CP was the third airplane holding behind N431ER. The pilot of N864CP recieved clearance for takeoff before N431ER, and was instructed by the tower to manuever around the airplane in front, for takeoff. As the pilot of N864CP turned his airplane, the left wing struck the tail of N431ER, turning N864CP further left until his propeller struck the trailing edge of N431ER's right wing. The pilot of N864CP stated that upon reaching the end of the taxiway he positioned himself behind two other airplanes to perform his runup. When he was cleared for takeoff he attempted to maneuver around N431ER, the airplane in front of him. He said he had "very little radius to turn behind him." During the turn, his wing tip struck the rudder of N431ER which "swerved" his airplane to the left and into the right wing of N431ER. At this point, he "chopped the power." The pilot of N431ER stated that the airplane behind them, N864CP, was attempting to taxi around them for takeoff when his left wing struck their rudder, "causing him to swerve towards us hitting our right wing with his prop." At this point, they shut down the engine, secured the airplane and moved to a safe distance. The flight instructor riding in the right seat of N431ER then returned to N864CP to assist the pilot in securing his airplane. The flight instructor on board N431ER acting as a check pilot stated that a few seconds after hearing air traffic control clear N864CP for takeoff, he felt an "impact in the tail and a bump in the rudder pedals." He looked out of the right window and saw N864CP's propeller striking the trailing edge of his airplane's right wing. He shut down the engine, secured the airplane and proceeded to assist the pilot of N864CP in securing his airplane. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: N864CP (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280594 - Airframe hours: 3381.5 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Phoenix East Aviation, Inc. - Registered owner: McMinn County Aviation Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 11, 2003, 23 hours before - Departed: KDAB, DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Destination: KDAB - Airport: DAB, Daytona Beach International ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: N431ER (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172S - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S9165 - Airframe hours: 1229.2 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Registered owner: Boeing Capital Finance - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, July 14, 2003, 347.7 hours before - Departed: KDAB, Daytona Beach, FL - Destination: KDAB - Airport: DAB, Daytona Beach International ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot, aircraft N864CP; age 19; injuries: none; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 91 total, 38 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N431ER; age 19; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review November 13, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 197 total, 171 in this make and model, 139 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Check pilot, aircraft N431ER; age 30; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review October 7, 2002; seat: right; flight hours: 2,809 total, 2,119 in this make and model, 2,733 as pilot in command, 132 in the last 90 days, 64 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: KDAB ## 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 20030718016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030718016669A), Jul 18, 2003: Cessna 172R, Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) After being cleared for takeoff from runway 25R at the Daytona Beach airport, the student, who was piloting N864CP, was attempting to go around another… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.