# Accident 20250731011839A: Waco UBF, Tampa, FL, July 31, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2025, 14:25 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Peter O Knight
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9154° N, 82.4494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9154&lon=-82.4494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1244G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1244G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UBF (registry code 9600404, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-ubf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670-6N (registry code 17318, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-6n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UBF
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670-6N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,066 total, 187 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250731011839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID A WHEELL LANDING AND HELD THE TAIL WHEEL OFF THE GROUND UNTIL AIRCRAFT SLOWED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND A GUST OF WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST CAUSED AIRCRAFT VEER RIGHT INTO THE GRASS AND RIGHT WING IMPACTED PAPI LIGHT.

## 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 ERA25LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA319), Jul 31, 2025: Waco UBF (N1244G), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and 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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