# Accident 20081128856799A: Rhnflu EA300L, Tampa, FL, November 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2008, 11:14 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Peter O Knight
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9094° N, 82.4428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9094&lon=-82.4428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505EX-2014-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (registry code 70218DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5 (registry code 41792, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-l1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RHNFLU EA300L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,688 total, 155 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081128856799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON  NOVEMBER 28, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1114 EDT AND EXTRA MODEL EA 300/L, N505EX, REGISTERED TO TAMPA AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS INC. STUCK THE MAST OF A PASSING SAILBOAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT PETER O KNIGHT AIRPORT IN TAMPA, FL.  VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NON LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PETER O NIGHT AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA09CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA073), Nov 28, 2008: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (N505EX), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with an object.

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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