# Accident 19970407010119A: Amtr ONEDESIGN, Lakeland, FL, April 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1997, 13:30 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: 27.9801° N, 82.0101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9801&lon=-82.0101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N213JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ONEDESIGN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 97 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970407010119A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA116), Apr 7, 1997: Rosen ONE Design (N213JR), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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