# NTSB MIA06CA088: Cessna 172N, N172FL, Daytona Beach, FL, March 31, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 31, 2006, 08:50 local (13:50 UTC) - Place: Daytona Beach, FL - Coordinates: 29.18, -81.058052 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1800&lon=-81.0581&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Orlando, Florida - NTSB case key (mKey): 63550 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA06CA088 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63550/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA088 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in the airplane porpoising and incurring damage. ## 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) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172FL-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 17269187, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17269187 - Airframe hours: 8775.6 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 18; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060331004829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060331004829A), Mar 31, 2006: Cessna 172N, Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On 31 mar 2006 at approximately 0850 EST, Cessna 172, N172FL, piloted by [privacy data omitted] porpoised on landing at Daytona Beach int'l airport (dab)… ## Other investigations on N172FL (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 ERA10CA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA392), Jul 31, 2010: Cessna 172N (N172FL), Elk Creek, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an off-airport landing. 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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