- Date
- January 30, 1983, 19:40 local (Jan 31, 1983, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N679JBPace THORP-T-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830130003229A
- Case key
- 30841
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Analysis
The acft drifted left during takeoff and collided with a VASI light. The pilot stated to a witness that he knew he was going left but thought he would be airborne before leaving the runway. The left rudder cable was frayed and broke sometime in the takeoff sequence. The pilot flew to Tampa internat'l and landed where the acft groundlooped duringlanding due to damage incurred in the VASI collision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N679JB
- Reported as
- Pace THORP-T-18
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 679
- Airframe hours
- 300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Raymond Bundschuh
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 22, 1982 · 10 hours before
- Destination
- VLD · Valdosta, GA
- Airport
- X16 · Tampa-Vandenberg, runway 36, 3,260 × 65 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,115 total · 3 in this make and model · 609 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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