Cessna 172S N493ER

Summary

On 9 May 2014 at about 13:33 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N493ER, operated by Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, was involved in an accident near Deland, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

9 May 2014 at 13:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Deland, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

DeLand Municipal Airport (DED)

Coordinates

29.0669, -81.2836

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N493ER

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deland → Deland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA230

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot resulting in abnormal runway contact and damage to the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and the student pilot were practicing short field landings. Following an uneventful first landing, the airplane approached the runway for a second. While on the short final leg of the approach to the runway, the airplane began sinking rapidly. The flight instructor responded by advising the student, "full power." The student pilot thought the flight instructor had said, "pull power," and subsequently reduced engine power to idle. The airplane impacted the runway and bounced back into the air. The flight instructor then took control of the airplane and aborted the landing. Subsequent inspection of the airplane by maintenance personnel revealed that the nose landing gear and engine firewall had been substantially damaged during the landing. Following the accident, the operator reemphasized to their flight instructors the importance of utilizing standard phraseology during training flights, including use of the phrase "go around" to indicate the necessity to abort a landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.