# Accident 19990730045959A: Cessna 172M, Pierson, FL, July 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1999, 07:45 local time
- Place: Pierson, FL
- Airport: Pierson Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2300° N, 81.4592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2300&lon=-81.4592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9880V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9880V-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990730045959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)ON FRIDAY, 30, 1999, AT 0745 EDT, MR. NICHOLAS F. STERNGERG, HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 2577667, WAS GIVIING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT PILOT, MR. KEVIN M. DOHERTY, IN A CESSNA 172, N9880V. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD LANDING FOLLOWED BY A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF IN A 'TOUCH AND GO' OPERATION ON A 2600 FOOT SOD RUNWAY WITH TREES AT THE TAKEOFF END OF THE RUNWAY.  AFTER LANDING MR. STERNBERG ENTERED INTO THE SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF DEMONSTRATION ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE 2600 FOOT SOD RUNWAY.  THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT THE EXTREME END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY IN BETWEEN TWO TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO EITHER PILOT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  ON AUGUST 4TH 1999 THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN BY FAA, AND WAS FOUND TO OPERATE IAW THE CESSNA POH, IN ALL PARAMETERS INCLUDING FULL POWER.  NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA207), Jul 30, 1999: Cessna 172M (N9880V), Pierson, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's (pilot in command) failure to achieve the proper touch down point, his improper decision to continue the touch and go, and failure to abort the takeoff in sufficient time,…

## Other reports on N9880V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060330006119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060330006119A), Mar 30, 2006: Cessna 172M (N9880V), Newnan, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Investigative data supports that the student pilot inappropriately dealt with a crosswind from the right side of the aircraft causing the aircraft to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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