Cessna 182Q N5244N

Summary

On 16 January 1988 at about 18:22 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N5244N was involved in an accident near Tampa, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 January 1988 at 18:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Tampa, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Van Denberg (X16)

Coordinates

27.9991, -82.3797

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N5244N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88LA087

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY, TRAVELLED THROUGH A RETENTION POND, NOSED OVER & CAME TO REST. ACCORDING TO A PLT WHO LANDED SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE HAD HIS HANDS FULL LANDING ON THE SAME RWY DUE TO A 'STIFF CROSSWIND'. THE PILOT OF N5244N SAID THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. A WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN AT AN ARPT APRX 10 NMI NORTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE APRX 31 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, INDICATED WINDS TO BE FROM 080 DEGREES AT 13 KNTS WITH GUSTS TO 21 KNTS. ACCORDING TO AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, THE PLT SMELLED OF ALCOHOL & HAD DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONS THAT WERE BEING ASKED. THE PLT LEFT THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY & WAS NOT LOCATED IN TIME TO REQUEST THAT HE SUBMIT TO TOXICOLOGICAL TESTING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.