# Accident 19980425007669A: Orlando Helicopter Airways TR-2000, Lakeland, FL, April 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1998, 08:20 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9805° N, 82.0103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9805&lon=-82.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202TR-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Orlando Helicopter Airways TR-2000 (registry code 05603IO, https://openairdocs.org/model/orlando-helicopter-airways-tr-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425007669A

## Narrative

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

PHOTO FLIGHT LANDED SOD RUNWAY. BALLOONED CROSSING TAXIWAY. CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST WING LOW. FOLDED GEAR. NOSED UP.

## 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 MIA98LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA143), Apr 25, 1998: Orlando Heli Air TR-2000 (N202TR), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touch down point (landed left of runway) on 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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