# Accident 20070309005739A: Eadsnv PZL104M2000, Tampa, FL, March 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2007, 17:11 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Peter O Knight Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9156° N, 82.4492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9156&lon=-82.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424HD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424HD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: EADS PZL Warszawa-Okecie PZL-104M WILGA 2000 (registry code 7360320, https://openairdocs.org/model/eads-pzl-warszawa-okecie-pzl-104m-wilga-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1B5 (registry code 41665, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EADSNV PZL104M2000
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 55 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070309005739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 9, 2007, AT 1711 EST, A WILGA PZL-104M, REGISTERED TO ISLAND CENTURY MEDIA LLC, EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP AND COLLAPSE OF ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPON LANDING AT THE PETER O. KNIGHT AIRPORT, TAMPA, FLORIDA AFTER A LOCAL PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TAMPA, FLORIDA AT 1400 HOURS EST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A LIGHT CROSSWIND (4 KTS.). CROSSWIND COMPONENT PER AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL IS 11 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED NO DEFICIENCIES.

## 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 MIA07LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA066), Mar 9, 2007: EADS PZL Warsza PZL-104M Wilga (N424HD), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a ground loop and damage to the airplane.

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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