- Date
- August 2, 2005, 10:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N864CPCessna 172R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Olando
- FAA report
- 20050802016989A
- Case key
- 62156
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Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot stated that the cross-country flight was unremarkable until the landing. When she knew the runway was made, she reduced power but the airplane touched down and bounced "severely" two times, and not so severe a third time. After the third bounce, the airplane remained on the runway but she realized there was a discrepancy with the nose landing gear. She taxied the airplane off the runway and asked for assistance.
Factual narrative
On August 02, 2005, about 1010 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N864CP, registered to McMinn County Aviation, Inc., operated by Phoenix East Aviation, was landed hard at Daytona Beach International Airport, Daytona Beach, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, from Melbourne International Airport, Melbourne, Florida, to Daytona Beach International Airport. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 0925, from Melbourne International Airport.
The student pilot stated that the cross-country flight was unremarkable until the landing. When she knew the runway was made, she reduced power but the airplane touched down and bounced "severely" two times, and not so severe a third time. After the third bounce, the airplane remained on the runway but she realized there was a discrepancy with the nose landing gear. She taxied the airplane off the runway and asked for assistance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N864CP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17280594
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-L2A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Phoenix East Aviation
- Registered owner
- McMinn County Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- KMLB · Melbourne, FL
- Destination
- KDAB · Daytona Beach, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- KDAB · Daytona Beach International, runway 7R
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 19
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 61 total · 23 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.