- Date
- July 3, 1983, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N93508Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830703031879A
- Case key
- 30908
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that before the flt, he had taken 2 sominex tablets, but had insomnia & could not sleep, even though he was very tired. He stated that after takeoff, he thought he was heading southeast, but later, he found out that he was going northeast. The plt stated that the eng started to sputter & backfire so he landed in a cow pasture. During the landing, the acft struck a 3-wire, barbed wire fence. After landing, he ran up the eng several times & it operated normally, so he assumed there was a fuel blockage that had passed. Reportedly, he checked the acft for damage & thought it was airworthy. So he took off & returned to the departure arpt. After arriving, he inadvertently landed on a parallel taxiway beside rwy 18L. On the apch, the tower transmitted a warning of the situation & instructed the plt to go around. The plt stated he did not hear the transmission. Witnesses reported the odor of beer in the acft & found the carpet was wet with beer. The acft had been damaged during the off arpt landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93508
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285503
- Airframe hours
- 253
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tampa Air Center Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1983 · 53 hours before
- Departed
- TPA · Tampa, FL
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 80 in this make and model · 44 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N93508 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.