# Accident 20030718036209A: Cessna 182P, Tampa, FL, July 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0139° N, 82.3453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0139&lon=-82.3453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9913E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9913E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,127 total, 2,050 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030718036209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 18, 2003, ABOUT 1000 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182P, N9913E, REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY THE OWNER, IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT THE VANDENBERG AIRPORT (VDF), TAMPA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM WAUCHULA, FLORIDA, AT 0945.

## 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 MIA03LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA189), Jul 18, 2003: Cessna 182P (N9913E), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in an undershoot.

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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