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FAA accident report · Beech E-55 · Lakeland, FL · April 14, 1999

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Date
April 14, 1999 · 11:23 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Airport
Lakeland Regional Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N44LE
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99FA126
Reported as
Beech E55
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total2,000 in this make and model
N44LERegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2001 · Beech E-55S/N TE-913 · Built 1973Airframe modelBeech E-55

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.

(.19) On April 14, 1999, about 1123 eastern daylight time, a Beech E-55, N44LE, registered to greenbriar south inc., collided with a Cessna 172K, N833G, registered to a private owner, while on final approach to runway 09L at Lakeland-linder regional airport, Lakeland, Florida. Both airplanes were operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for either airplane. Both airplanes were destroyed. The airline transport pilot in N44LE reported minor injuries. The private pilot and one passenger in N833G reported minor injuries. N44LE departed fort myer, Florida, about 53 minutes before the accident. N833G departed sarasota, Florida, about 33 minutes before the accident. A witness stated the BE-55 did not make the correct entry to downwind or base leg for landing. The BE-55 was observed on downwind at about 1,700 feet instead of 1,200 feet. Witnesses stated the Cessna was observed on a low final. The BE-55 cut in front of another airplane and descended towards the Cessna. The BE-55 was much faster and overtook the Cessna colliding with the Cessna's vertical stabilizer and the top of the fuselage. The nose of the Cessna was observed to pitch up in a nose high attitude with both airplanes locked together. The airplanes collided with the runway in a right wing low attitude, bounced, and rotated to the right 90 degrees. (-23)N44LE involved in mid-air collision with Cessna 172 N833E on short final to runway 09L at lal. Both aircraft impacted on runway with N44LE on top of the aft fuselage of N833G. Both aircraft sustained major structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON APRIL 14, 1999, ABOUT 1123 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH E-55, N44LE, REGISTERED TO GREENBRIAR SOUTH INC., COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 172K, N833G, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09L AT LAKELAND-LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAKELAND, FLORIDA. BOTH AIRPLANES WERE OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR EITHER AIRPLANE. BOTH AIRPLANES WERE DESTROYED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT IN N44LE REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER IN N833G REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. N44LE DEPARTED FORT MYER, FLORIDA, ABOUT 53 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. N833G DEPARTED SARASOTA, FLORIDA, ABOUT 33 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. A WITNESS STATED THE BE-55 DID NOT MAKE THE CORRECT ENTRY TO DOWNWIND OR BASE LEG FOR LANDING. THE BE-55 WAS OBSERVED ON DOWNWIND AT ABOUT 1,700 FEET INSTEAD OF 1,200 FEET. WITNESSES STATED THE CESSNA WAS OBSERVED ON A LOW FINAL. THE BE-55 CUT IN FRONT OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE AND DESCENDED TOWARDS THE CESSNA. THE BE-55 WAS MUCH FASTER AND OVERTOOK THE CESSNA COLLIDING WITH THE CESSNA'S VERTICAL STABILIZER AND THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE. THE NOSE OF THE CESSNA WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH UP IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WITH BOTH AIRPLANES LOCKED TOGETHER. THE AIRPLANES COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE, BOUNCED, AND ROTATED TO THE RIGHT 90 DEGREES. (-23)N44LE INVOLVED IN MID-AIR COLLISION WITH CESSNA 172 N833E ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 09L AT LAL. BOTH AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ON RUNWAY WITH N44LE ON TOP OF THE AFT FUSELAGE OF N833G. BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL 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 MIA99FA126Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportLakeland, FLFailure of the pilot of the other aircraft to maintain a visual lookout and visual separation while on approach for landing. This resulted in a midair collision with another airplane and subsequent in-flight collision with the runway.Apr 14, 1999 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N833GCessna R172KAccident 19990414003492A · Substantial damage