# Accident 19940413000749A: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C, Lakeland, FL, April 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1994, 10:50 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9876° N, 82.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9876&lon=-82.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16LW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16LW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walters Linn R PITTS S1-C (registry code 7221182, https://openairdocs.org/model/walters-linn-r-pitts-s1-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS1C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940413000749A

## Narrative

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

LANDING IN CROSSWIND. LOOKING ON LEFT OUTSIDE FAILED NOTE RIGHT DRIFT. HIT BOUNCED. COLLIDED NOSE DOWN. NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA94LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA120), Apr 13, 1994: Pitts S1-C (N16LW), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING.

## Other reports on N16LW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990215038089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990215038089I), Feb 15, 1999: Amtr PITTSS1C (N16LW), Melbourne, FL. (-23) N16LW a pitts s-i-e piloted by Mr. Linn walters was performing acrabatics in the vicinity of floridana beach, FL. At approximately 2000 ft altitude. The…

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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