Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172 N452ER

26 November 2017 · Daytona Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 November 2017 at about 20:07 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N452ER, operated by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc, 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 20:07
Classification
Accident
Location
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Daytona Beach Intl (DAB)
Coordinates
29.1808, -81.0592
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N452ER
Category
Airplane
Year built
2015
Engines
1
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tallahassee → Daytona Beach
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
GAA18CA080

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The director of aviation safety at the flight school reported that the airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage after a hard landing. Four days before finding the damage, the airplane had been used by the accident pilot for a flight toward his commercial training. After completing the training flight, no discrepancies were declared. Data from the airplane's flight data management unit showed that the airplane landed flat on the runway, which resulted in subsequent bounces. The director of aviation safety of the flight school reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system at the accident airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 280° at 3 knots. The pilot landed on runway 25R.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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