# Accident 19890413007869A: Namer SNJ5, Lakeland, FL, April 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0393° N, 81.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0393&lon=-81.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15HB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15HB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ5
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total, 260 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890413007869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS TRYING TO EXPEDITE TAXI TO EXIT RUNWAY. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING A WING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA130), Apr 13, 1989: North American SNJ-5 (N15HB), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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