# NTSB MIA82DA160: Piper PA-28-140, N553PA, Tampa, FL, July 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 27, 1982, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72791/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA160

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing

## Analysis

AFTER LANDING LONG THE PLT REALIZED THAT THE ACFT COULD NOT BE STOPPED ON THE RWY REMAINING & APPLIED POWER FOR A GO-AROUND. HE THEN BECAME AWARE THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS BEYOND THE RWY END & ABORTED THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT. THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N553PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N553PA-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 28-7225474, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7225474
- Airframe hours: 2300
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 140 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: American Medical Clinics, Inc.
- Registered owner: American Medical Clinics, Inc.
- Departed: CLW, CLEARWATER, FL
- Destination: RKP, ROCKPORT, TX
- Airport: X16, Vandenberg, runway 18, 3,260 × 65 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,505 total, 129 in this make and model, 1,370 as pilot in command, 193 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 190 °F

## 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 19820727035209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820727035209A), Jul 27, 1982: Piper PA28140, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Landed long on wet runway with variable winds. Began late go-around then aborted. Ran off end of runway into trees.

## Other investigations on N553PA (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 CHI73DEA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA08), Aug 25, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N553PA), W.Lafayette, IN, substantial damage

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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