# Accident 19980420007259A: Beech 58, Tampa, FL, April 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1998, 13:45 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0000° N, 82.3808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0000&lon=-82.3808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N338CB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO550C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980420007259A

## Narrative

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

VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY LANDING. DIFFERENTIAL POWER NO AVAIL. NO ANOMALES NOTED. HIT DITCH. TORE OFF LANDING GEAR. (-23) AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 36, DURING ROLLOUT LONGITUDINAL AXIS WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH GROUND TRACK. AIRCRAFT EXITED LEFT SIDE OF RWY AT MID FIELD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER CONTACT WITH DRAINAGE AREA.

## 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 MIA98LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA139), Apr 20, 1998: Beech 58 (N338CB), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during touchdown.

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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