Cessna 210L accident near Tampa, FL
On August 19, 1999, a Cessna 210L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tampa, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 19, 1999
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.010°N, 82.550°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19580
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 19, 1999, about 0317 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210L, N640AJ, registered to and operated by Flight Express, Inc., as flight 812, collided with a building approximately 3/4 mile north of the approach end of runway 18L, at the Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 135 non-scheduled, domestic, cargo flight. The airplane was destroyed and the airline transport-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated about 0208 from the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After takeoff, air traffic control (ATC) communications were transferred from the Fort Lauderdale Executive Air Traffic Control Tower to Miami Approach Control. The flight remained in contact with that facility from 0209 to 0215, when ATC communications were transferred to the Miami Air Route Traffic Control. The flight remained in contact with that facility until 0256, when ATC communications were transferred to Tampa Approach Control. According to a transcription of communications with Tampa Air Traffic Control Tower, at 0257:21, the pilot contacted the facility and advised the controller that then flight was at 6,000 feet with Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS) "delta." The controller advised the pilot to proceed direct "tampa" and descend at pilot's discretion to 3,000 feet. The pilot acknowledged the transmission, the flight continued and at 0307:03, the pilot advised the controller
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to follow procedures and directives established by the operator for his failure to fuel the airplane after landing following the first leg. Contributing to the accident was the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Findings in the investigation were 1) the failure of company maintenance personnel to comply with all instructions of Airworthiness Directive (AD)
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
