# Accident 19991218040269A: Cessna 152, Hickory, NC, December 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Wilson'S Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 35.7700° N, 81.3292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7700&lon=-81.3292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95775, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95775-2003-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991218040269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DOING SOFT FIELD TRAINING WITH STUDENT. STUDENT DID A GO-AROUND. CFI DID TWO MISSED APPROACHES, LANDED AND TAXIIED BACK ON RUNWAY FOR AN UPHILL TAKE-OFF. CFI STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL. HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF, THEN CHANGED HIS MIND AND CONTINUED THE TAKE-OFF. AIRCRAFT CLIPPED SOME SMALL TREES AND LANDED SIDEWAYS IN A FIELD OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT (CFI) HAD NEVER LANDED AT THIS FIELD BEFORE.

## 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 MIA00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA054), Dec 18, 1999: Cessna 152 (N95775), Hickory, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor (CFI) failure to maintain directional control on rough terrain on takeoff. This resulted in the airplane veering to the left, colliding with bushes after the airplane…

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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