# Accident 20000628041669A: Amtr EUROPAXS, Lakeland, FL, June 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9798° N, 82.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9798&lon=-82.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912EA-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Europa EUROPA XS TRI-GEAR (registry code 05607JV, https://openairdocs.org/model/europa-europa-xs-tri-gear) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EUROPAXS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000628041669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CREW WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT ZEPHYRHILLS AIRPORT, FLORIDA. DURING THE FIRST TAKE OFF, THE NOSE WHEEL EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT IN COMMAND CALLED EUROPA AIRCRAFT COMPANY AT LAKELAND AIRPORT, FLORIDA, TO ADVISE OF THE CONDITION AND TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON WHAT REMAINED OF THE NOSE STRUT. THE NOSE STRUT NORMALLY ANGLES IN AN AFT TO FORWARD DIRECTION. UPON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE STRUT BENT BACKWARDS, PUNCTURING THE FIREWALL AND BREAKING AND/OR CRACKING THE REMAINING WELDS OF THE ASSEMBLY. PARTS WILL BE SENT TO MIAMI NTSB FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION PER THE REQUEST OF JOHN LOVELL. FULL NARRATIVE CONFIRMED BY PIC, IS DOCUMENTED IN ATTACHED LAKELAND POLICE REPORT.

## 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 MIA00LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA192), Jun 28, 2000: Europa Europa  XS TRI-GEAR (N912EA), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate supervision that resulted in the dual student performing an improper landing flare/touchdown which resulted in a hard landing and overload to the nose landing gear…

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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