# Accident 20040418016699A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Lakeland, FL, April 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2004, 08:07 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: 27.9903° N, 82.0192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9903&lon=-82.0192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333ZZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333ZZ-2005-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morris Terry Edward GLASAIR III (registry code 05612N1, https://openairdocs.org/model/morris-terry-edward-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 91 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040418016699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ELECTED TO TRY TO SALVAGE AN UNSABLE APPROACH AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH ONLY THE LEFT MAIN ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN WERE TRACKING IN THE GRASS/DIRT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAVEMENT. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND COLLAPSED. THE PROP THEN DISINTEGRATED THE PROP STUBS AND COLLAPSED GEAR STRUT THEN DUG IN AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION.

## 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 MIA04LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA074), Apr 18, 2004: Terry E. Morris Glasair III (N333ZZ), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and establish a climb during an attempted go-around which resulted in a stall/mush and collision with terrain. His failure to follow air traffic control…

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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