What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Thursday, 19 April 2007 at approximately 1929 EDT, a monocoupe 90-A piloted by privacy data omitted, experienced a hard landing alongside the runway while attempting to land on runway 27R at Lakeland-linder regional airport, Lakeland, FL. The aircraft was completing a VFR flight from ocala (kocf) just prior to sunset. No flight plan was filed and no weather brief obtained. The single-pilot occupant was uninjured, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident, and the following information was recorded: METAR 2150Z; winds 030 magnetic at 7 knots, visibility 12SM, sky clear, temperature 27 deg c, altimeter 29.78. Speci 2329Z: winds 010 at 3 knots, visibility 12SM, sky clear, temperature 25 deg c, altimeter 29.80. Official sunset was at 1955 EDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THURSDAY, 19 APRIL 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1929 EDT, A MONOCOUPE 90-A PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27R AT LAKELAND-LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAKELAND, FL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETING A VFR FLIGHT FROM OCALA (KOCF) JUST PRIOR TO SUNSET. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND NO WEATHER BRIEF OBTAINED. THE SINGLE-PILOT OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS RECORDED: METAR 2150Z; WINDS 030 MAGNETIC AT 7 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 12SM, SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 27 DEG C, ALTIMETER 29.78. SPECI 2329Z: WINDS 010 AT 3 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 12SM, SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 25 DEG C, ALTIMETER 29.80. OFFICIAL SUNSET WAS AT 1955 EDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.