# Accident 19980525014939A: Amtr SKYBOLT, Lakeland, FL, May 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1998, 11:49 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: 28.0399° N, 81.9007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0399&lon=-81.9007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6JJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6JJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mohr SKYBOLT (registry code 0565553, https://openairdocs.org/model/mohr-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 559 total, 14 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980525014939A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. CROSSED RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS TRYING REGAIN CONTROL. SHEARED GEAR DUE SIDE LOADS. (-23) THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE A/C WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY23. THE A/C VEERED OFF RUNWAY 23 TO THE LEFT, CROSSED RUNWAY 9-27, THEN RECROSSED RUNWAY 5-23 AND STOPPED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BOTH RUNWAYS. HEAVY SIDE LOADS IMPOSED UPON THE A/C IMPACT OF THE LEFT LOWER WING TIP AND THE PROPELLER WITH THE GROUND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED AND THE LEFT LOWER WING SPAR WAS BROKEN.

## 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 MIA98LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA169), May 25, 1998: Mohr Skybolt (N6JJ), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, after landing, resulting in the airplane departing the left side of the runway and subsequent impact with the ground.

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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