# Accident 19980420007389A: Kaas Dennis EXPRESS, Lakeland, FL, April 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1998, 13:50 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9802° N, 82.0092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9802&lon=-82.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12EX-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaas Dennis EXPRESS (registry code 0563014, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaas-dennis-express) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 198 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980420007389A

## Narrative

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

TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY. BEGAN GO AROUND. FAILED COMPENSATE FOR P FACTOR. VEERED LEFT INTO SIGNS LIGHTS AND A DITCH. (-23) PILOT INCREASED THROTTLE ON LANDING ROUND OUT TO REMAIN IN GROUND EFFECT, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, COLLIDED IN-FLIGHT WITH A RAMP SIGN, TAXIWAY LIGHT, BOUNCED OVER AN INTERSECTION AND COLLIDED WITH THE SOD AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED INTO A DITCH. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 MIA98LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA138), Apr 20, 1998: Kaas Express (N12EX), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing flare/touchdown.

## Other reports on N12EX (1)

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

- [Incident 19970501045519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970501045519I), May 1, 1997: Amtr EXPRESS (N12EX), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Minor damage. (-5) A witness stated he noticed the aircraft porpoising up & down on approach somewhat out of control. Aircraft touched down much too hard snapping the nose…

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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