- Date
- March 31, 2006, 08:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N172FLCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Orlando, Florida
- FAA report
- 20060331004829A
- Case key
- 63550
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in the airplane porpoising and incurring damage.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that the final approach to land on runway 7R was high, and that upon touchdown the airplane began to porpoise and bounce. The pilot further stated that the airplane porpoised and bounced about 5 times. After landing the pilot said that an examination of the airplane revealed that it had incurred substantial. According to the pilot, prior to the accident, there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.
Factual narrative
On March 31, 2006, about 0850 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N172FL, registered to and operated by American Aviation Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, had a hard landing at Daytona Beach International Airport, Daytona Beach, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot and passenger were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from Hernando County Airport, Brooksville, Florida, the same day, about 0745 ..
The pilot stated that the final approach to land on runway 7R was high, and that upon touchdown the airplane began to porpoise and bounce. The pilot further stated that the airplane porpoised and bounced about 5 times. After landing the pilot said that an examination of the airplane revealed that it had incurred substantial. According to the pilot, prior to the accident, there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N172FL
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269187
- Airframe hours
- 8,775.6
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- American Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 1, 2006 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- BKV · Brooksville, FL
- Destination
- DAB · Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport
- DAB · Daytona Beach International, runway 7L, 10,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 73 total · 6 in this make and model · 33 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.32 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.
Other investigations on N172FL · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.