CESSNA 172R near Daytona Beach, FL — 2014-04-07
- Date
- 2014-04-07
- Location
- Daytona Beach, FL, USA
- Airport
- DAB
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 172R
- Registration
- N2630B
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The inadvertent encounter with a microburst during taxi from landing that resulted in the aircraft being turned over inverted and receiving substantial damage.
NTSB narrative
According to the flight instructor, he was taxing back to the ramp after landing when he was told to hold short on the taxiway due to a micro burst alert. As the airplane was coming to a stop, the winds flipped the airplane over inverted, and it resulted in substantial damage to both wings and the vertical stabilizer. According the ground controller, the surface winds were sustained at 48 knots with gusts as high as 64 knots. The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- Photos
- 7 docket documents
Docket documents7
- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1form
- Student pilot statementinterview
- Photo 1 – View of Main Wreckage (Photo Courtesy of DAB)photos
- Photo 2 – View of Left wing buckled (Photo Courtesy of DAB)photos
- Photo 3- View of Vertical stabilizer buckled (Photo Courtesy of DAB)photos
- Photo 4: View of right wing tip buckled (Photo Courtesy of DAB)photos
- Daytona Beach Airport (DAB) reportreport
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