- Date
- August 15, 1986, 19:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3330FCessna 182-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860815080849A
- Case key
- 31695
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The 129 hour private pilot was landing on a runway with a 70 degree left crosswind and stated that upon touchdown the aircraft veered to the left and crashed into the trees. Post accident examination of the nose gear steering system and the brakes revealed no malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3330F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18257330
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dale A. Brooks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 27, 1985
- Departed
- X39 · Tampa, FL
- Airport
- X39 · Topp Of Tampa, runway 32, 3,700 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 129 total · 7 in this make and model · 129 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 18 nm away
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 N3330F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.