# NTSB MIA88LA205: Cessna 182R, N9658X, Tampa, FL, June 24, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 24, 1988, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Location: 28.2213° N, 82.3746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA NORTH AERO PARK (X39), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2213&lon=-82.3746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA88LA205
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32199/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA205

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, takeoff - aborted
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - elevator trim - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lift-off - not attained
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff - aborted

## Analysis

THE PLT RPRTD THAT DRG THE TAKEOFF ROLL, HE 'ROTATED AIRCRAFT AT 65 KTS' BUT IT WOULD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE. HE THEN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RWY, THE ACFT HIT A DITCH & NOSED OVER. AN EXAM OF THE FLT CONTROLS & ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS FOUND AT A 9 DEG NOSE DOWN TRIM POSITION. NORMAL ELEVATOR TRIM FOR TAKEOFF CORRESPONDS TO A 3 DEG NOSE DOWN POSITION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9658X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9658X), registered now, S/N 18268582, built 1986 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Registry model: [Cessna 182R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (registry code 2072731) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18268582
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Topp Of Tampa
- Registered owner: Harnish, Carl A.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 4, 1988, 7 hours before
- Destination: FLL, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Airport: X39, Topp Of Tampa, runway 14, 3,708 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 835 total, 3 in this make and model, 413 as pilot in command, 128 in the last 90 days, 41 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PIE, 23 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 19880624064609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880624064609A), Jun 24, 1988: Cessna 182R, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff when unable to rotate. Ran off end of runway. Nosed over in ditch. Failed to reset nose down trim.

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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