19990819012609A

Flight express air taxi was on short final for rwy 18L when it crashed into a building in an industrial park 1 1/2 miles north of the arpt, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed, information on possible ground damage/injuries is unknown. (.19) on August 19, 1999, about 0312 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210L, N640AJ, registered to and operated by flight express, inc., operating as flight 812, collided with a building approximately 3/4 mile north of the approach end of runway 18L, at the Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 135 non-scheduled, domestic, cargo flight. The airplane was destroyed and the airline transport-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated about 0207 from the fort lauderdale executive airport, fort lauderdale, Florida. According to a tape of communications from the Tampa air traffic control tower, the pilot radioed the controller and questioned if the flight could expect runway 36R. The controller advised the pilot that he was following company traffic that was ahead and landing on runway 18. The pilot advised the controller that the traffic was in sight. The controller cleared the flight to land on runway 18L; then a short time later, the pilot declared an emergency but did not state the nature of the emergency. The airplane collided with power lines then a structure, and remained suspended on top of the structure. (-23) attached NTSB report #MIA99FA230 (.4)the first leg of the flight was uneventful; fueling of the airplane was not performed after landing as indicated in the route procedure. No adverse weather existed while the flight was on the ground. The pilot flew in a multi-engine airplane for a 1.8 hours; 1.5 hours of which were as a flight instructor after the first leg. The second and third flight legs were uneventful; fueling was not performed after those landings. The pilot twice requested to land on runway 36R; he was advised to follow company traffic landing runway 18L. A witness heard the engine sputtering and after being cleared to land, the pilot declared an emergency. The airplane collided with power lines, a dust bin, and remained suspended on the dust bin. No more than 10 ounces of fuel were drained from the airplane; no fuel leakage was noted. No engine, flight control, or fuel indicating system preimpact failure or malfunction was noted. Impact damage to the right fuel gauge prevented needle movement during postaccident testing. The airplane had been operated for 4 hours 54 minutes since fueling by the accident pilot. Instructions required by airworthiness directive (AD) 94-12-08, was not incorporated into the aircraft records.