# Accident 20070419008619A: Mncoup 90A, Lakeland, FL, April 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2007, 19:29 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9889° N, 82.0183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9889&lon=-82.0183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11798, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11798-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monocoupe 90A (registry code 5810104, https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lambert R266 (registry code 38501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lambert-r266) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNCOUP 90A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 838 total, 50 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070419008619A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC07CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA099), Apr 19, 2007: Monocoupe 90A (N11798), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent loss of control. A factor was the sun glare.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.