# Accident 19990819012609A: Cessna 210L, Tampa, FL, August 19, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 19, 1999, 03:17 local time - Place: Tampa, FL - Airport: Tampa International - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: FPIA - Location: 28.0097° N, 82.5503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0097&lon=-82.5503&mi=10 - Aircraft: N640AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640AJ-2009-09-10) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L - Reported engine: CONT IO520L - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Pilot flight hours: 2,219 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA230) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990819012609A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 MIA99FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA230), Aug 19, 1999: Cessna 210L (N640AJ), Tampa, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to follow procedures and directives established by the operator for his failure to fuel the airplane after landing following the first leg. Contributing to the accident was… ## Other reports on N640AJ (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19910515026879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910515026879I), May 15, 1991: Cessna 210L (N640AJ), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. On takeoff roll nose wheel shimmed then settled. Aborted. Nose wheel axle and bolt ahd separated. 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. --- 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.