14 May 2021: CESSNA 172 S — Phoenix East Aviation — Daytona Beach, FL
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.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Instructor/check pilotStudent/instructed pilotCapability exceededPitch control — Not attained/maintainedEffect on operationAltitude