Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172M N9880V

30 July 1999 · Pierson, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 July 1999 at about 11:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9880V, operated by Aviation Training Associates, was involved in an accident near Pierson, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 11:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Pierson, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Pierson Municipal Airport (2J8)
Coordinates
29.2300, -81.4592
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N9880V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Aviation Training Associates
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sanford → Sanford
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA99LA207

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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