Cessna 172S N442ER
1 November 2005 · Daytona Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 November 2005 at about 16:36 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N442ER, operated by Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, was involved in an accident near Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Daytona Beach International (KDAB)
- Coordinates
- 29.1800, -81.0581
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N442ER
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Melbourne → Daytona Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA06CA014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilots inadequate landing flare/touchdown which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed hard. According to the pilot he did not apply adequate back-pressure to the control yoke during the landing flare and because of this, I bounced very roughly." He also stated that he executed a go-around after the hard landing, flew another traffic pattern, and landed without further incident. Postflight examination of the airplane revealed damage to the airplane's firewall. The pilot stated that prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane, or any of its systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2005 | Cessna 172R | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | First In Flight Aviation | No injuries | - |
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| 30 May 2005 | Cessna 172N | Stockton, California, United States | Luis Rivara | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2005 | Cessna 172 | Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2005 | Cessna 172N | Olney, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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