# NTSB MIA99LA207: Cessna 172M, N9880V, Pierson, FL, July 30, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 30, 1999, 07:45 local (11:45 UTC) - Place: Pierson, FL - Coordinates: 29.229993, -81.459228 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2300&lon=-81.4592&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46953 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA99LA207 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46953/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA207 ## 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, resulting in the aircraft overrunning the runway and colliding with trees. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Miscellaneous/other, landing - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - Overrun, takeoff - touch-and-go - continued, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was conducting dual flight instruction and had just completed a short field landing, continued the rollout, and transitioned to a soft field take off, when he noticed the engine was not producing full power and he felt he was not going to make it. The pilot further stated that there was a lack of acceleration so he aborted the takeoff, but the wheels locked on the wet grass and the aircraft overan the runway. Examination by an FAA inspector after the accident showed that the airplane landed long, with about 1,300 feet of the 2,800 foot turf runway remaining. Postcrash running of the engine by the FAA inspector revealed that the engine developed power in accordance with the Cessna pilot operating handbook, and showed no defects. ## Factual narrative On July 30, 1999, about 0745 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N9880V, registered and operated by Aviation Training Associates, crashed after the commercial-rated flight instructor aborted a soft field takeoff from Pierson Municipal Airport, Pierson, Florida, while on Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. There were no injuries and the flight originated from Sanford Airport, Sanford, Florida, the same day, about 0630. The flight instructor stated that he was conducting dual flight instruction. They had just completed a short field landing, continuing to a soft field takeoff when he noticed that the engine was not producing full power. According to the pilot, there was a lack of rpm and acceleration and he realized they were not going to make it, so he aborted the soft field takeoff. The wheels then locked on the wet grass, and the aircraft overan the runway, damaging the nose gear and firewall, along with the wings when the aircraft collided with trees. Examination by an FAA inspector after the accident showed that the aircraft landed long, with about 1,300 feet of the 2,800-foot turf runway remaining. Postcrash running of the engine by the FAA inspector revealed that the engine developed power in accordance with the Cessna pilot operating handbook at all parameters including full power, and showed no defects. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9880V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9880V-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N 17264543, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17269593 - Airframe hours: 3486 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Aviation Training Associates, doing business as Aviation Training Associates - Registered owner: B.G. Chipmunks Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 8, 1999, 100 hours before - Departed: SFB, SANFORD, FL - Destination: SFB, SANFORD, FL - Airport: 2J8, Pierson Municipal Airport, runway 5, 2,600 × 200 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 450 total, 370 as pilot in command, 82 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 6 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: DAB, 20 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990730045959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990730045959A), Jul 30, 1999: Cessna 172M, Pierson, FL, No damage. (-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… ## Other investigations on N9880V (2) 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 ATL06CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA057), Mar 30, 2006: Cessna 172M (N9880V), Newnan, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll out, resulting in the airplane veering off the right side of the runway and colliding with an airport runway sign. - [NTSB DEN85LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA224), Aug 19, 1985: Cessna 172 M (N9880V), Aurora, CO, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.