# NTSB MIA03LA189: Cessna 182P, N9913E, Tampa, FL, July 18, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 18, 2003, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Coordinates: 28.013889, -82.345275
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0139&lon=-82.3453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 2004
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Tampa FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 58422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA03LA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58422/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA189

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in an undershoot.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - runway (contributing factor)

## Analysis

According to the pilot he was on approach to runway 18, and landed on the grass short of the runway.  The airplane then struck the lip of the runway, damaging the nose gear and firewall.

## Factual narrative

On July 18, 2003, about 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N9913E, registered and operated by an individual, impacted with the ground short of the runway at the Vandenberg Airport, Tampa, Florida.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.  No flight plan was filed for Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged.  The private-rated pilot reported no injuries.  The flight had departed from Wauchula, Florida, at 0945.

According to the pilot he was on approach to runway 18, and landed on the grass short of the runway.  The airplane then struck the lip of the runway, damaging the nose gear and firewall.  The pilot did not report the accident, and repaired the damage to the airplane before he reported the accident to the NTSB on December 5, 2003.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9913E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9913E), registered now, S/N 18263973, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18263973
- Airframe hours: 2833.6
- Engines: Continental O-470-S 230 horsepower
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Echo LC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 22, 2003, 39.8 hours before
- Departed: CHN, Wauchula, FL
- Destination: VDF, Tampa, FL
- Airport: VDF, Vandenberg Airport, runway 18, 3,260 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 75; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,127 total, 2,050 in this make and model, 2,127 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observed at: KVDF

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20030718036209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030718036209A), Jul 18, 2003: Cessna 182P, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 18, 2003, about 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N9913E, registered and operated by the owner, impacted with the ground short of the…

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.

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