# NTSB MIA86LA237: Cessna 182-A, N3330F, Tampa, FL, August 15, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1986, 19:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Coordinates: 28.1298, -82.460517 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1298&lon=-82.4605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA86LA237
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31695/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA237

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent total experience, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3330F), registered now, S/N 18257330 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182-A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18257330
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860815080849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860815080849A), Aug 15, 1986: Cessna 182J, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway on landing rollout. No mechanical malfunctions noted.

## Other investigations on N3330F (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 MKC76DCQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ24), Nov 5, 1975: Cessna 182J (N3330F), Garden City, KS, 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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