# Accident 20061105025019A: Amrgen AA1, Lakeland, FL, November 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Green Swamp Aerodrome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2117° N, 81.9986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2117&lon=-81.9986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5657L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5657L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061105025019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN LANDED HARD ON A SOD RUNWAY, THE NOSE STRUT FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED POST FAILURE ON THE NOSE COWL AND PROPELLER CAUSING THE TOP MOTOR MOUNTS TO FAIL AND PULL AWAY FROM THE ORIGINAL MOUNT POINT. THIS FAIL MOMENT ALSO CAUSED THE TOP FUSELAGE LONGERONS TO EXHIBIT COMPRESSION DEFORMATION.

## 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 MIA07CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA012), Nov 5, 2006: American AA-1 (N5657L), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare/touchdown which resulted in a hard landing.

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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