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May 14, 2021 · Cessna 172 S · N62568

Daytona Beach, FL

Overview

Report Status
Probable Cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 14, 2021
Injury Outcomes
2 injuries (2 minor injuries)
Location
Daytona Beach, FL
Aircraft
Cessna 172 S (2008)
Tail Number
N62568
Operator
Phoenix East Aviation
Injuries
Minor
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ERA21LA215

The flight instructor and a private pilot receiving instruction stated completed commercial pilot training maneuvers uneventfully and were returning to the airport for a full stop landing. The flight instructor advised the student to fly a higher approach speed due to a right quartering headwind at 10 knots, gusting to 18 knots. As the airplane entered ground effect, the nose was pointed 45° right of runway centerline. The instructor then took control of the airplane, along with the student, and tried to correct; however, the airplane drifted left of the runway. The instructor initiated a go-around, but the airplane pitched up, yawed left, and impacted a grass area consistent with an aerodynamic stall. It sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The instructor added that she lost control of the airplane and that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions.

NTSB Probable Cause

Both pilots’ failure to maintain control during the landing flare and the flight instructor’s failure to maintain control during an attempted go-around, in gusting quartering headwind conditions, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.

Full Narrative

The flight instructor and a private pilot receiving instruction stated completed commercial pilot training maneuvers uneventfully and were returning to the airport for a full stop landing. The flight instructor advised the student to fly a higher approach speed due to a right quartering headwind at 10 knots, gusting to 18 knots. As the airplane entered ground effect, the nose was pointed 45° right of runway centerline. The instructor then took control of the airplane, along with the student, and tried to correct; however, the airplane drifted left of the runway. The instructor initiated a go-around, but the airplane pitched up, yawed left, and impacted a grass area consistent with an aerodynamic stall. It sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The instructor added that she lost control of the airplane and that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time11:34 EDT
Nearest AirportDaytona Beach International Ai (0nm N)
Runway34
Runway Length6001 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 172 S
Tail NumberN62568
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorPhoenix East Aviation
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · IO-360-L2A · Reciprocating · 180
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury Summary2 injuries (2 minor injuries)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor2
Uninjured0
Total2
Crew 1Age 31 · First Class · Minor
Crew 2Age 28 · First Class · Minor

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind10° @ 17 kt, gusting 23 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point63 F
Altimeter30.15 inHg
Observation Time11:53
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data