# Accident 19990414003491A: Beech E55, Lakeland, FL, April 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1999, 11:23 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9790° N, 82.0105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9790&lon=-82.0105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44LE-2001-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990414003491A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N833G, Cessna R172K: [Accident 19990414003492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990414003492A)

## 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 MIA99FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA126), Apr 14, 1999: Beech E-55 (N44LE), Lakeland, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure 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…

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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