# Accident 19950408007269A: Amtrkb TWINSTAR, Lakeland, FL, April 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1995, 09:30 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: 27.9800° N, 82.0104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9800&lon=-82.0104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89JG-1997-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garrison James W TWINSTAR (registry code 05612FR, https://openairdocs.org/model/garrison-james-w-twinstar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKB TWINSTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 702 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408007269A

## Narrative

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

SLOW ON SHORT FINAL. STALLED JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT BLAMED COMPLACENCY.

## 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 MIA95LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA102), Apr 8, 1995: Garrison Kolb Twinstar (N89JG), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN THE INADVERTENT STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS COMPLACENCY BY THE PILOT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO LAND.

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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