# Accident 20080112014409A: Cessna 172L, St Petersburg-, FL, January 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2008, 15:54 local time
- Place: St Petersburg-, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9131° N, 82.6747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9131&lon=-82.6747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7100Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7100Q-2008-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080112014409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22, THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY 27. WHEN QUERIED BY ATC AS TO "ARE YOU LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 22?" THE PILOT RESPONDED WITH "SORRY ABOUT THAT", AND WHILE MANEUVERING FOR RUNWAY 22 THE PILOT STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE WATER.

## 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 MIA08FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA038), Jan 12, 2008: Cessna 172L (N7100Q), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering for approach to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's operation of the airplane above the design gross weight.

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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