# Incident 20020322009059I: Ica IAR823, Tampa, FL, March 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2002, 17:15 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N823PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N823PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Iar Sa Brasov IAR 823 (registry code 05607X6, https://openairdocs.org/model/iar-sa-brasov-iar-823) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ICA IAR823
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,750 total, 11 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020322009059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED BROOKSVILLE, FL (BKV) AT 2200Z, UNDER VFR RULES FOR A DIRECT FLIGHT TO VANDENBURG AIRPORT (X16). THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, RESULTING IN BENDING THE TIPS. THE FLAP AREA, GEAR, AND NOSE AREA SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 5. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

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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