# Accident 20060920020819A: Amtr ONEDESIGN, Lake Wales, FL, September 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Lake Wales Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8936° N, 81.6203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8936&lon=-81.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N973D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973D-2014-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shimer Jon R ONE DESIGN (registry code 05626PF, https://openairdocs.org/model/shimer-jon-r-one-design) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ONEDESIGN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 133 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060920020819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 35, THE TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN WAS NEAR THE CENTER LINE, AIRCRAFT S TURNED ACROSS THE CENTERLINE WITH BRAKES APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES. AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN TIRE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY JUST FWD OF TAXIWAY A, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE CAME BACK ON TAXIWAY, AIRCRAFT LEFT WING TIP SCRAPED THE TAXIWAY AND RIM OF LEFT MAIN TIRE LEFT CHANNEL IN TAXIWAY, NOSE AND PROPELLER STRIKES EVIDENT ON RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT LEFT WING, TIRE RIM AND PROPELLER HUB SKIDDED ON RUNWAY ON TAXIWAY UNTIL AIRCRAFT NOSE WENT OFF OF TAXIWAY AND INTO THE DIRT, AND FLIPPED INVERTED. THE MAGNETOS WERE FOUND ON, MIXTURE SET TO RICH AND THROTTLE FULL FORWARD, HAND HELD RADIO MOUNTED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANE, WITH FREQUENCY SET TO 123.05; TRAFFIC FREQUENCY FOR LAKE WALES IS 122.80. FREQUENCY 123.05 IS FOR WINTER HAVEN AIRPORT.

## 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 SEA06LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA184), Sep 20, 2006: Shimer One Design (N973D), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of control for an undetermined reason during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N973D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970406010689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406010689I), Apr 6, 1997: Amtr ONEDESIGN (N973D), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft ground looped on turn from runway to taxiway. Damage limited to propeller and left main gear. Pilot with total of 44 hours in homebuilt…

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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