19990415038159I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Frchld M-62A · Lakeland, FL · April 15, 1999

Date
April 15, 1999 · 10:17 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Airport
Lakeland Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1941N
Reported as
Frchld M62A
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total250 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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.

(-23) Aircraft on takeoff roll traveled approx 100 ft. turned to left on to grass area. Continued to travel approx 300 ft. turned to right, hit runway light, causing left landing gear to collapse. Returned to paved runway and came to a stop. At time of investigation windsock straightout, approx 70 degree to 90 degree crosswind.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL TRAVELED APPROX 100 FT. TURNED TO LEFT ON TO GRASS AREA. CONTINUED TO TRAVEL APPROX 300 FT. TURNED TO RIGHT, HIT RUNWAY LIGHT, CAUSING LEFT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. RETURNED TO PAVED RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION WINDSOCK STRAIGHTOUT, APPROX 70 DEGREE TO 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND.