# Accident 20100416036609A: Kramer Clem STOL CH750, Lakeland, FL, April 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2010, 08:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder Regional Airpo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9867° N, 82.0178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9867&lon=-82.0178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N148CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kramer Clemens E STOL CH750 (registry code 056288H, https://openairdocs.org/model/kramer-clemens-e-stol-ch750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200-A (registry code 17191, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KRAMER CLEM STOL CH750
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100416036609A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED THAT HE TURNED FINAL APPROACH ON SPEED AT 55 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE GROUND CREW WAS MOVING A POWERED PARACHUTE OFF THE RUNWAY.  HE MOMENTARILY THOUGHT ABOUT A GO AROUND BUT DECIDED NOT TO GO AROUND SINCE THE GROUND CREW WAS CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY.PIC ALSO STATED THAT HE NORMALLY LANDS WITH NO FLAPS, BUT DECIDED TO USE 1/3 FLAPS DUE TO THE SHORTER RUNWAY.  WHEN HE ROUNDED OUT AND TRIED TO FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, HIT THE GROUND ON THE NOSEWHEEL AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE LEFT WING.THE NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED AND THERE WAS STRUCTUAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR MIKE SINGLETON CONDUCTED A SATISFACTORY CONTINUITY CHECK ON THE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM.NO INJURY TO THE PIC WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA10CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA234), Apr 16, 2010: Kramer Clemens E Stol CH750 (N148CK), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a nosegear collapse during 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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