- Date
- January 3, 1988, 10:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N40AZCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880103051299A
- Case key
- 32122
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After preflighting the acft, 30.8 gal of fuel were added. No further insp was performed. The flt took off after an eng runup was accomplished. No problems were noted. During the initial climb of the first touch-and-go landing, at an alt of aprx 75 ft, the eng quit. When attempting to land on an access road, the plt landed short. As a result, the nose and right main landing gear separated. Prior to the accident, the acft sat outside uncovered for aprx five weeks with 6.2 gal of fuel on board. Insp of the acft revealed that the lt fuel tank contained aprx 1 pint of water. No sample could be obtained from the rt tank. Draining of the gascolator revealed that it contained mostly water. According to FAA records, the plt's medical certificate had expired.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40AZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28999
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard C. Alman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- X16 · Vandenberg, runway 36, 3,260 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 246 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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