Cessna 182P accident near Tampa, Florida, July 18, 2003
On July 18, 2003 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Cessna 182P, registered N9913E, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tampa, Florida (Vandenberg Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in an undershoot.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 18, 2003 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Tampa, Florida · Vandenberg Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · all 182Ps on the register
- Registration
- N9913E · registry record · serial 18263973
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the pilot he was on approach to runway 18, and landed on the grass short of the runway. The airplane then struck the lip of the runway, damaging the nose gear and firewall.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,127 hours in all; 2,050 in this make and model; 38 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 2,127 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,833.6 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 22, 2003; 39.8 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-S; 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CHN Wauchula FL at 1:45 pm
- Destination: VDF Tampa FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 3,260 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observation at 2:21 pm from KVDF
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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