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MIA03LA189

2003-07-18 · Tampa, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport VDF

Current FAA registration · N9913E

Make / Model
CESSNA 182P
Year of manufacture
1975 · 28 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19750610
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ADD920

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in an undershoot.

Factual narrative

On July 18, 2003, about 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N9913E, registered and operated by an individual, impacted with the ground short of the runway at the Vandenberg Airport, Tampa, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private-rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight had departed from Wauchula, Florida, at 0945. 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 pilot did not report the accident, and repaired the damage to the airplane before he reported the accident to the NTSB on December 5, 2003. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2003_MIA03LA189.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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