- Date
- July 4, 1985, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N92ERCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850704035239A
- Case key
- 31423
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Analysis
The student plt entered the traffic pattern after making a local solo training flt. He stated that during the landing pattern, he reduced the the throttle incrementally & did not use carburetor heat. As the acft was on final apch at about 50 ft AGL, the propeller slowed down & the acft's rate of descent increased rapidly. Subsequently, the acft touched down hard & was substantially damaged. The temp & dew point were 87 & 65 deg, respectively. According to icing probability charts, serious carburetor icing was probable at glide power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92ER
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-76045
- Airframe hours
- 2,181
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Embry Riddle University
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · June 20, 1985 · 459 hours before
- Departed
- DAB · Daytona Beach, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- DAB · Daytona Beach, runway 6L, 7,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 112 total · 49 in this make and model · 18 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB
FAA reports on this event · 1
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