# Accident 19930522014679A: Amtr CH601HDS, Lakeland, FL, May 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1993, 10:12 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9707° N, 81.9407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9707&lon=-81.9407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N693JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N693JS-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shufflebarger John B CH601HDS (registry code 056222E, https://openairdocs.org/model/shufflebarger-john-b-ch601hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HDS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 1 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930522014679A

## Narrative

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

CANOPY CAME OPEN ON SHORT FINAL AND SEPARATED. AIRSPEED CAME LOW. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE.

## 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 MIA93LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA128), May 22, 1993: John Shufflebarger Zenair Zodiak (N693JS), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AFTER SEPARATION OF THE CANOPY, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERING A STALL/MUSH CONDITION AND DESCENDING UNCONTROLLED TO THE GROUND.…

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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