19970407010119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Onedesign · Lakeland, FL · April 7, 1997

Date: April 7, 1997 · 13:30 local
Place: Lakeland, FL
Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N213JR
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA116
Reported as: Amtr Onedesign
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total97 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hard crosswind landing. Went around, ATC advised tailwheel hanging. Oil on windshield. Tried runway,landed on grass (-23) privacy data omitted aircraft landed fast with crosswinds. Touched down hard, loss directional control, then did a go-around. Tower advised tail wheel was hanging down. Pilot remained close right traffic, windshield was obscured by oil. Pilot attempted to make another landing on runway 27 without visibility. Pilot made another go-around then touched down in grassy area. Aircraft had substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

HARD CROSSWIND LANDING. WENT AROUND, ATC ADVISED TAILWHEEL HANGING. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. TRIED RUNWAY,LANDED ON GRASS (-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT LANDED FAST WITH CROSSWINDS. TOUCHED DOWN HARD, LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THEN DID A GO-AROUND. TOWER ADVISED TAIL WHEEL WAS HANGING DOWN. PILOT REMAINED CLOSE RIGHT TRAFFIC, WINDSHIELD WAS OBSCURED BY OIL. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ANOTHER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 WITHOUT VISIBILITY. PILOT MADE ANOTHER GO-AROUND THEN TOUCHED DOWN IN GRASSY AREA. AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLakeland, FLThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.Apr 7, 1997 · Substantial damage