# Accident 20080528834059A: Cessna 182T, Tampa, FL, May 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2008, 17:15 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0231° N, 82.3533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0231&lon=-82.3533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2252Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2252Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080528834059A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MAY 28, 2008 AT 1715 HOURS EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182-1 ASEL, N2252Z, REGISTERED TO SUNBELT AVIATION, 6429 HARNEY RD. TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND OPERATED BY OWNER PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER FAR PART 91, LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING AT VANDENBERG AIRPORT (VDF) RUNWAY 5 TAMPA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CROSSCITY FLORIDA (CTY) JUST 1 HOUR PRIOR. PILOT GOT CAUGHT IN A GUST OF WIND LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE PERFORMING A CROSSWIND LANDING.

## 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 LAX08CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA158), May 28, 2008: Cessna T182T (N2252Z), Vandenberg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's unstabilized approach and failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a veer off the runway.

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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