# NTSB MIA87LA146: Cessna 172P, N129ER, Daytona Beach, FL, April 25, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 25, 1987, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA87LA146
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31903/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA146

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - airport facility

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, AFTER DEPRESSING BOTH BRAKES EVENLY, THE RT BRAKE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE ACFT TO LEAVE THE RWY. THE ARPT WAS BEACH REGIONAL AIRPORT, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY MARKER SIGN & CAME TO REST. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OF MALFUNCTION OF THE BRAKES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N129ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17276483
- Airframe hours: 2015
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Uni.
- Registered owner: Cessna Finance Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, April 8, 1987, 89 hours before
- Airport: DAB, Daytona Beach Regional, runway 25R, 7,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 24 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 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 19870425011589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870425011589A), Apr 25, 1987: Cessna 172P, Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway during landing and hit a taxiway marker. No mechanical malfunctions.

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.

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