Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA87FA250

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N92919

Commonwealth 185

Aircraft #2

N2399Z

BEECH 23

Analysis

THE PILOT OF THE COMMONWEALTH ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED HIS POSITION TO THE TOWER FOR LANDING INSTRUCTIONS. HE THEN FAILED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AND COLLIDED WITH A BEECH 23 ACFT THAT WAS ON DOWNWIND LEG TO LAND AT ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT. BOTH ACFT INVOLVED IN THE MID-AIR THEN FELL INTO TAMPA BAY ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF THE ARPT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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