# Accident 20100826053499A: Columbia Ai LC42-550FG, Tampa, FL, August 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2010, 07:50 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- 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: N1321C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1321C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC42-550FG (registry code 5150012, https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc42-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLUMBIA AI LC42-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 482 total, 57 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA445) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100826053499A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 25, 2010 AT 07:50 LOCAL TIME, A COLUMBIA LC42-550FG, N1321C, REGISTERED TO DAVID SIAMBANES, WHILE STARTING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND HIT A PARKED BEECH F35, N5067B. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, VDF ON AUGUST 26,2010 AT 0750 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 ERA10CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA445), Aug 26, 2010: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC42-550FG (N1321C), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to reduce engine power following a high-powered engine start.

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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