- Date
- September 19, 1987, 11:27 local (15:27 UTC)
- Place
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19870919081151A19870919081152A
- Case key
- 31781
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Analysis
The pilot of the commonwealth erroneously reported his positon to the tower for landing instructions. He then failed to follow the instructions and collided with a Beech 23 acft that was on downwind to land at albert whitted airport. Both aircraft involved in the mid-air then fell into tampa bay about 1 mile to the east of the airport.
The pilot of the commonwealth erroneously reported his position to the tower for landing instructions. He then failed to follow the instructions and collided with a Beech 23 acft that was on downwind leg to land at albert whitted airport. Both acft involved in the mid-air then fell into tampa bay about 1 mile east of the arpt.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N92919
- Reported as
- Commonwealth 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1652
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12-F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alexander J. Calabrese
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 24, 1987
- Departed
- LAL · Lakeland, FL
- Airport
- SPG · Albert Whitted
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.
- Registration
- N2399Z
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-100
- Airframe hours
- 2,496
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roy E. Lindenmuth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 21, 1986 · 31 hours before
- Airport
- SPG · Albert Whitted, runway 18, 2,800 × 150 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N92919
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 750 total · 50 in this make and model · 650 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2399Z
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 120 total · 21 in this make and model · 70 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPG, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.